Chapter 133: Return to the Game of Thrones - White Serpent and The Devastating Despair! (II)
It had been an excruciating three days for him.
The things expected of him included managing sails.
Extending, reefing, unfurling, and then sewing in case of any cut, all required him to go up and down the masts.
By now, Kai had been to all three masts of the galley so many times that he had even forgotten the count.
Raul had to just grunt in Kai's direction for him to know that it was time to go to the crow's nest once more.
His thighs were chafed raw, and the blisters had come and popped, turning his soles into what seemed like hard leather.
One thing that had been nodded at by almost all seamen was Kai's serpent-like nimbleness.
Life at sea was a life of youth and vigor. It demanded harsh ways, and harsher men besides.
All had noticed Kai's swift reactions, his slippery, gluey footing on the mast and the deck.
Though he hadn't gotten even a hint of any nod from Raul, Kai could sense the emotions of all.
He knew he was heading in the right direction, and that seemed to have been sufficient for him, at least for now.