350 CCCL. Any Suspects? (1/2)
Freydis, Gridd, and Karl were immersed in a deep sleep, made such by the stability of the vessel, on which the swell was practically imperceptible.
Master Kjell was awake, but he lay on his bench, contemplating the view around him, while Egill and Sander sat in the bow, side by side.
”Good morning...” Dag said in a low voice, intent on not waking the crew members who were still sleeping.
”Hello, Dag. Master Sander and I were wondering how long it'll take to get to our destination. We left the shores of Runar more than 24 hours ago, but we still don't see anything on the horizon” Egill said, who despite his experience on the battlefield, was not a very experienced sailor.
”Look up, in the sky” Dag replied, inviting his interlocutors to look at each other, while Reidar was also listening to the conversation, sitting a few feet away from them.
”What should I see? There's nothing but a few clouds” Sander said, continuing to keep his head up.
”That's right. There are no seagulls or other seabirds either... that means the land is still far away” he continued, sitting next to Reidar and looking out at the edge of the boat.
”Interesting... I hadn't thought of that...” Sander replied, looking around and noting that, in fact, the sea was not flown over by any kind of animal from the mainland.
”The important thing is that our hold is still full of provisions and that our morale is still high! Anyway, I thought about what you said yesterday, Dag, I've been thinking about it all night long... and I don't think we should dismiss that hypothesis” Egill replied, referring to Dag's words that had made Kjell nervous enough to force Sander to intervene.
”We won't know more until we get there... I thought of something else, about the alleged informant of our enemies” Dag continued.
”Uhm? Do you have any suspicions, Captain?” Reidar asked, who had been thinking the same thing for days.
”Who knew our plans so well? I mean, excluding the birth of the Iron Alliance and these large-scale details that pretty much everyone knew... who knew about our travels, such as when we went to the south coast of Runar in defense of the villages? I don't know exactly who he is, but one thing I'm sure: anyone who has warned our enemies is a person very close to us Masters. Someone who overheard the plans and somehow communicated them to the warriors of Krypstorm” Dag said, motivating his suspicions.
”I too had thought of such a thing! It could have been a guard of Skjegg or the librarian of the Masters building!” Reidar said, who seemed to be waiting no further.