Men of the Sea - Part 2

"It will not be a problem," Vol said.

"I wish I knew where you found your confidence," Penelope said.

"I wish I knew also, Princess," Vale said. "But if the Lord Commander says so, I do not suppose it will go another way. We are unaccustomed to naval combat, so the only thing for it is to try, and put all that we can forward in our efforts."

The ship came drifting along the waters of the Sea, steadily carried by the beating of a few of its oars. One could tell, even from a distance, that it was a skeleton crew that manned it. Naturally, Vol had supposed that would be the case, with Count Nest's soldiers all being occupied elsewhere. That they even had the men to bring them their ship at all seemed a miracle.