“Closer and closer they came. The sight was a glorious one: two vessels racing towards each other as the sun lifted above the rim… — M. Kei Copy Share Image
“She talks as she sails, the old wooden boat -- of oyster days, and summer bays, and watermen grown old.” — M. Kei Copy Share Image
“The Spanish fleet was beautiful and terrifying. The great battleships were clouds of sail scudding before the wind while their xebecs and frigates ran… — M. Kei Copy Share Image
“Things that come with the fog: horseshoe crabs, tall ships, and wandering hearts.” — M. Kei Copy Share Image
“Whoever had designed her loved ships and knew the sea: he had designed her with his heart.” — M. Kei Copy Share Image
“Even captains were pawns to the lords of the sea, who moved them – and sacrificed them – wither they would.” — M. Kei Copy Share Image
