Blaise stepped into a candlelit room filled with people and furniture. “Where are we?” he asked Livia. “How can a whole other room be here? There were only two rooms on the top floor.” “No, this room is also on the top floor of Jeremiah Starling’s house.” Livia’s face was half in shadow, but her ...
The pilot bellowed commands and the galley heaved itself sharply to starboard as Lady Ishbel Blackhope appeared, squeezing her golden skirt up the narrow steps to the poop deck. The pilot, helmsman, and various other crewmen hung their heads in shame. “Went off course, mistress,” said the pilot, ...