Chapter 75

At dusk, the red setting sun was held aloft by the sea, the world filled with the sound of the tide. Fishing boats shuttled among the large merchant ships, their hulls and the paddling fishermen turned into silhouettes edged with gold, churning the waves into shattered rays of sunset light. Three months ago, a special ship, escorting the viscount from Spain, suddenly arrived in this inconspicuous small town. The governor and the local sheriff were completely unaware of this and hurriedly rode over…