"And you," he answered in a tone with a practiced detachment.
She'd be left alone for some time after that. He was captain, which meant there was other things that demanded his attention. It was a routine and one he was long past bored with, but he was dutiful all the same. And so that occupied his time for much of the journey, ever a distant sight.
Until they arose above the sea. But it was not stars or sunset that greeted them. It was cold rain, hard and cruel, with a storm that would shatter any other ship. But not the Dutchman.
No one could sink the Dutchman.
It would wake the crew who were still in their bunks, but Will was already at the wheel, barking out orders to the crew.
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She'd be left alone for some time after that. He was captain, which meant there was other things that demanded his attention. It was a routine and one he was long past bored with, but he was dutiful all the same. And so that occupied his time for much of the journey, ever a distant sight.
Until they arose above the sea. But it was not stars or sunset that greeted them. It was cold rain, hard and cruel, with a storm that would shatter any other ship. But not the Dutchman.
No one could sink the Dutchman.
It would wake the crew who were still in their bunks, but Will was already at the wheel, barking out orders to the crew.