Chapter 4
AFTER A SHORT REST, Johanna kept going.
A string of warehouses along the eastern quay jutted out into the wide expanse of the river. Father’s sea cow barn and the Lady Sara were right at the very end, but in order to get to them, you needed to walk past all the warehouses. The ships that had been moved from the main quay to make space for the dignitaries lay double-moored along this side. Li Han’s ship was a familiar shadow against the moonlit water: solid and stubby, with a single fat chimney protruding from the deck. A storm light hung at the top deck, where there was just enough of a breeze to make the flame flap. Its light produced a pool of yellowish glow that lit the side of the cabin. Someone’s washing hung there, and Johanna could also see a part of the cage that she kn
