The deck of the Chain Breaker was dark, illuminated only by the pale glow of the iridescent water that gleamed below. The radiance of the Great River at night was usually beautiful, but today, it seemed ghostly.
Sunny was not disturbed by the darkness, of course, but he had to think about Nephis as well.
'We should probably place a few lanterns around the ship.'
The light of the lanterns could potentially attract Nightmare Creatures, but that was not really a problem — not because they were not wary of the abominations, but because gaining their attention was more or less inevitable.
Thinking about when their first battle would happen, Sunny approached the stern of the ship.
Nephis was still standing in the runic circle, holding the steering oar. There was a luminous Memory placed on the deck near her feet, creating a small island of warm orange glow in the ocean of darkness.
