Chapter 15, Kanika:
The ship, Kanika’s ship, sat anchored in a small cove. The black cliffs loomed over the craft like an impenetrable fortress. Most vessels that plied the cracks did so with little stores of food and water. Most journeys, a vessel might pull in daily for supplies if necessary. Many only carried the barest supplies in case of emergencies. The water of the cracks would supply much of the food needed, but they still required vegetables and, more importantly, drinking water.
Kanika stood by the helm, both eyes now worked. She studied Bran and the other sailors teaching the other freed slaves basic seamanship. She still wore her leather jerkin with the flap hanging down, but she found a pair of trousers that fit her and cut the legs short to cover her lower half.
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