isa’s Passionwasalong,two-storyriverboatdesignedtoferrycargoandpassengersalongtheWyntra RiverfromIszenstadttoAl’Adara.Largeclustersof
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propelledthevesselalongtheriver.Thetriostabledtheir horsesandthenwentaboutspendingtheirtimeinoneor more relaxing ways.
Gwyn sat at a table on the balcony outside the ship’s bar, sipping a glass of wine.She watched the forest as the ship spedalongandlistenedtotherushoftheriver,thetweeting of sparrows, and the faint sound of the ambient and upbeat syncopated music from the speakers in the bar.
Afewminuteslater,Karinaapproachedwithtwoglassesofaclearliquid.SheplacedoneinfrontofGwynandthensat opposite her. “Sparkling water. If you plan to imbibe the DrunkenReveler’ssacrament,youshouldremainhydrated.”
Gwynsmiled.“I’llbefine,butthankyou.”
“Where’sCourage? Iassumedhewouldbewithyouwhile I prayed in the small chapel.”
Gwynsmiledassheshookherhead.“He’swiththe engineers. Probablytryingtolearnallhecanabouttheship’s workings or talking up that wandvolver of his.”