Caiden sat at the end of the pier, dangling his feet in the water as he watched the storm coming in. Styge was pacing back and forth restlessly.
“Don’t worry,” Caiden said to him. “We’ll be back inside before the rain starts.”
From the look on his face, Styge didn’t seem all that consoled. He stopped, staring upstream at the choppy waters. Or at least that’s what Caiden thought he was looking at, until he saw the small rowboat. Whoever was in it seemed to be having problems keeping it under control. A young man, from what Caiden could tell.
“Doesn’t know his ass from straight up,” Caiden told Styge. “What the hell is he doing out there in this weather?”
The wind sharpened abruptly and the waters got rougher as the sky darkened even more. Styge apparently thought enough was enough and t
