Chapter sixteenOther men were toppling from the fighting gallery.
Nath ham Homath broke a wrist and two ribs when he hit the deck. He’d not made any attempt to break his fall. With my habitual agility I managed to land catlike and escape serious injury, although I did feel as though some giant had trodden on me with seven league boots.
For that reason I was out of action in the subsequent moments. I was aware that the voller was swinging and moving. The burning bulk of Pride of Ruathytu above drifted away, sparking flame and burning debris.
By the time I’d got my breath back and my wits about me we were pulling away from the debacle.
I clambered up. The lights of the Suns struck slantingly in across the deck. I turned and looked back. The sky burned.
Ships were blazing like torches. S
