Chapter 168: Cabin Retreat
Through the silent night and the misty air over the bay, the Marquessian Dame sailed toward a small pier on the outskirts of town.
“Are you certain they didn’t follow us?” Balthazar asked as he finished picking off bits of algae from his joints.
“Those bandits would have to be incredible swimmers or rowers to keep up with the Dame,” Captain Leander responded. “And even if they went out to the harbor and got on a ship to follow us, trust me, they don’t have the skills to navigate the canal at night. We’re safe.”
“For now, at least,” the crab added as he twisted his eyestalks back. “Ah, darn it, there’s a piece of gum stuck to my underside!”
As the ship neared the dock, Balthazar noticed a couple of human figures with torches approaching it.
“Crap! Are those town guards?!”
“Calm down,” the mayor’s right-hand man said. “They are my guys. They might be a minority now, but there are still a few good guards left in this city.”
The men on land helped dock the Dame and lower the gangway while Leander furled the sails.
As the crab’s group left the ship and walked the pier, Suze pointed up at a small house atop the winding road ahead of them. “What’s that place?”