Chapter 16, Kanika:
Kanika had taken the Phoenix far into Zar’s waters. This was as far as she had been since before the death of The Resolute, her father’s ship. Finding those responsible for the betrayal of her ship remained on her mind, if not at the front.
Events took control of her life. Even as the captain of her ship and de facto leader of hundreds of ships, she felt out of control of her destiny. Gods she never worshiped and cared little about inserted themselves into her life.
She held the ship back from entering port. They had aided a few ships that fled the city of Zar, and what they heard wasn’t good. The rebellion over the ruling class brought death to the once impressive city. The survivors of three different ships told the tale of death and misery inside the cliff dwellin
