Mei Pruned feet and a tiny crab trying to make a home in her raven hair. That’s how she woke up. It took a moment to realize where she was, blinking in tropical sunlight that was already well over the horizon. Then she went a bit crazy trying to get the pink crab out of …
Fowler Like all too many people, Captain Kenneth Fowler had an insufferable boss: Governor Rudigus Harrington. And right now, the morning after unprecedented disaster, having not had a moment’s respite or sleep, Fowler was standing in the governor’s office, getting quite an earful, silently wishing he could pull out a pistol and shoot the arrogant, …
Mei felt like everything was working against her to drag her underwater and despaired: her long hair, the manacles, her clothes. It was all so heavy in the water and her face kept falling under the surface, saltwater filling her nose and mouth, making her choke and sputter. She fought up again each time, a …
The slapping sound of bare footsteps came from the stairs a couple of rooms over. A new spike of adrenalin shot through Mei’s heart. She cast her gaze around, hardly seeing a thing in the dark of this tiny room but knowing that she was exposed. Frantically, she shuttered the lantern and plunged herself back …
Mei was given heavy leg irons in addition to the manacles on her wrists. It made it very tiring to move about, even with her high fitness level. Percy had chortled while putting the black cast iron on her. “If you get any foolish ideas abou’ goin’ fer a swim, you’ll sink right tuh the …
Mei “Love the sea, don’t you? All that bracing, fresh air.” Mei came to a groggy awareness. She opened her eyes a crack and saw light-brown wood: planks. She was kneeling on them. She squinted. Bright sunshine reflected off the wood. The air blowing about her was warm. “That tell-tale salt of the ocean spray…,” …