The voyage of the Samudra Naga began with the resonant clang of a great bell mounted beside the ship’s bow.
At the captain’s command, the anchor was hoisted and the ship’s three massive sails were unfurled. Catching the wind, they snapped taut, pulling the vessel forward into the open sea.
While the crew bustled about their duties, Boran lay leisurely on the bed in his cabin, absorbed in a book.
The first volume he read detailed the rules and
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