The Elantyan navy swiftly drove away the merlons lurking around the damaged Golden Walrus. Loud cannons scared away the sea serpents. When the weather sorcery no longer held, the rain and wind suddenly died down, and the storm clouds dissipated. Weary novs, apprentices, sages, and crew were taken aboard Elantya’s lead guardian galley, the Bright Warrior — and not a moment too soon. The damaged training ship wallowed and tilted from all the seawater rushing in through its broken hull. Splintered masts dipped toward the water. Shortly after the refugees and a few valuable possessions were taken aboard the galley, the Golden Walrus sank quietly beneath the waves, leaving only a spreading wake of debris on the water. Captain Dimas’s crew watched with dismay as the vessel disappeared into the realm of the merlons… . But at least the survivors were safe. The rescue ship was roomy and well-lit, and their host Admiral Bradsinoreus saw to it that the bedraggled survivors received clean, dry garments.
