Dark Water
Thomas asked uneasily as soon as they were out of earshot of the others, heading into the close embrace of the trees.
Midnight seemed to fall as the towering limbs blocked the sunlight, barely allowing even the smallest spark to penetrate through the greenery. Occasionally, a ray did slip through, appearing like a divine spear as it pierced the earth.
"The glade where all lie still," Nathaniel answered, his finger tapping the map. "A burial ground, whether it be a native one or a place where shipwrecked fools laid their dead is another question."
He assumed the latter. Most natives had the sense to burn their dead, lest the sharp noses of predators picked up the smell under the sheets of ear
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