HIS REJECTED GODDESS
Slowly, like a bruise spreading across pale skin, a dark smudge appeared where the ocean met the sky.
It was not one ship.
It was not ten.
The smudge grew, resolving into jagged, geometric shapes. Tall masts. White sails stained gray by the overcast light. Heavy iron hulls pushing through the water with relentless, mechanized momentum.
Kaden’s trajectory was flawless.
There were hundreds of them. A sprawling, floating city of steel, black powder, and absolute, unfeeling expansion.
The armada had arrived.
In the high tower behind me, I heard Lyra’s voice echo down the stone steps.
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