"They'll have to learn to live with it. I suppose it can't be any worse than adjusting to the idea of traveling underwater and traveling between the worlds of the living and the dead."

In any case, these were sailors of all creeds. There were many who held no such superstitions. But for now, he moved back to the railing, turning his back to her so he could watch the water. He'd done his duty with her and it had left Will feeling more wistful than usual.