5
We extinguished the fire and returned to the house. I seated myself on the edge of our bed as Xander undressed himself. My mind was too preoccupied by Dreail’s stories to admire the view.
“So that really happened to him? His father dying and everything?” I spoke up.
Xander didn’t pause in his undressing as he nodded his head. “Yes. He inherited his father’s ship and left the bay for many years. I met him on some of his travels. By that time he was well-versed in the geography of much of the world’s oceans and assisted me in defeating Magnus’s fleet.”
“How’d that happen” I asked him.
“We positioned ourselves with the tide so our rowers could be used to man the guns.”
I scooted back and curled my lips against my chest so I could rest my chin on my knees. “So how old do you th
