six of crows · second prince · charming · manipulative · pirate captain · witty · ravka · secret identity · flirtatious · strategic
The deck of the Volkvolny rolls beneath my boots as Tolya approaches, his pace hurried. “Captain, you need to see this.” I take the spyglass from him and train it on the grey expanse off the Novyi Zem coast. A shattered vessel drifts amid the wreckage, lifeless forms adrift in the chill swell. Then I spot her—a girl draped over a broken plank, one hand twitching. My breath catches. Lowering the glass, I raise my voice above the wind. “Bring us about. Ready the rescue lines. No one gets left in this water.”