Chapter 155: Kai’s plans for Actaea - A Ship of Contestants!
A mixture of confusion and terrifying elation flashed across Kai's face.
With the last storm passing over them and going to the west, no ship other than a galley could catch up to them within three days. That's why Andrik had been so sure about no interference before reaching Pentos. This new and supernatural appearance of a ship must have made Andrik question his seafaring skills for him to look so shaken, Kai knew.
"No need to feel down, Andrik," Kai said, smiling. "I've been expecting our friends for quite some time now. Let's go."
He followed Andrik to the deck and saw a relieved expression on the faces of the men. They must have been seeing this pursuing ship as their salvation. Kai sneered. He approached the foremast and looked up.
"Drop the far-eye," he shouted.
The barrelman dropped a bronze tube with ground glass lenses at either end. It was a telescope.
Kai caught the instrument, putting his one eye at its one end, and looked out into the sea. His chest rose suddenly. The least expected, and then later discarded, guess had come true, biting him in the ass. It was a galley, red of color, and Kai could even see the faintest hint of blurry oars, propelling the many-masted ship as if it was jumping like a frog.
Andrik was right, Kai thought, taking the far-eye off his eye. The galley would soon kill the distance between them. Sooner than he could have ever hoped for.
The corners of his mouth lifted.