Frostbound

Chris

The water lapped up on the shore in a rhythmic hum that was nearly enough to put me to sleep. It had been a long time since I had seen a shoreline. The beach left much to be desired, as it leaned toward rocky over sandy, but it still didn't take away from the scenery.

"What kind of nasties you think live out there?" Austin said while he threw a rock skipping across the surface.

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With our considerable more strength, it went skipping much further than what was achievable Before.

"I don't know and that scares me. When I traded for the ship blueprints, the Admiral warned me that they wouldn't survive deep waters. He's had to stick to the coast." I said.

Austin, instead of getting deterred, only got more excited, "You think there are Krakens and shit? Leviathans of the deep? Megalodons bigger than Jaws?"

I chuckled, "Only you would get excited about that."

"Wait, hear me out, can we call them Sea Kings?" His face was completely serious, not hiding a smirk or hint of a smile.

"That isn't up to me. I didn't get an invite to any naming committee." I joked.

I found a good enough rock, smooth and flat, and hurled it out over the water. Sprays of water splashed multiple times before I lost sight of it into the sea.

"You think pirates are a thing now?" Austin asked, "Like honest to god pirates, sailing the open ocean?"

"No. I don't think anyone is sailing anything right now. If the Admiral is sticking to the coasts, no one is sailing the open ocean." The man had a massive Faction behind him and getting the tentative border map from Rachel only highlighted that point.