" It seems ... that while I and Azusa sojourned together," Ena supplied directly."The empire faced a trial unlike any it had known before..." Mother?"...Azusa almost begged. The need for some clarity threatening to undermine his current sense of shock induced stability."It was a being..." Misaki offered, still kneeling before him."Like none ever encountered..."She seemed then to hesitate, the desire to provide both clarity and comfort at war with her ingrained sense of impropriety at interrupting. He frowned. The condition she left him in was going to be a considerable drag on his water aerodynamics, but he dove forward taking up the chase. Lynn was nearly halfway across the pool when her lead began to dwindle rapidly. Adam sped through the water with a ferocious determination. Though she didn't look back, she could sense he was gaining on her quickly and she immediately hit her reserves just to stay ahead of him. Adam knew her efforts were futile. By the three-quarter point, he was. I had a lot of time to think about what I was going to do, first was to rent a room. I was able to get a large attic room in one of the better taverns beside the river. After that I went to the King's keep and asked to speak with his chancellor.From there I was sent into the city where I spoke with a large man that was one of the king's knights. He was now the bailiff of the city guards and gave me a job. Of course since I was both new and young I would have to start off working at night. The. "Gybe-oh!" he called as he spun the wheel and Serendipity obediently turned away from the wind to head down Long Reach on a broad reach. He noticed that it was Cherry who released the staysail furling line and sheeted it until it was setting correctly.Half an hour later, they passed Suffolk Yacht Harbour and rounded Collimer Point; the girls sheeted in for the close reach without a word being said."Cherry ... take the wheel a moment, please." When she did so, he went on, "Do you notice.