The Blue Avenger was like a leaf on the surface of the undulating waves of the Sonia Sea. At times, it was raised high and sometimes low from the ebbing of the waves, but there was no sign of it being at risk of capsizing.
Alger Wilson stood in the captain cabin, his back to the shelves of red and white wine, as he subconsciously paced around.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and returned to the mahogany desk with a grim expression. He removed the brass sextant, found a piece of paper and a pen, and leaned over to draw the complex, mysterious symbol given to him by The Fool.
With a Seafarer's memory, Alger quickly completed the first step of the sacrificial ritual.
