A Marriage of Swords
“The Maw is inaccessible from land. We’ve surveyed it.”
“You surveyed from the sea. The cave entrance is underwater at high tide, concealed by a rockfall. At low tide, there is a gap a man can swim through, and a ledge inside.” She spoke with absolute certainty. “A team of ten, twelve at most, could use that path, swim the cave at low tide, and emerge inside their stronghold under cover of darkness.”
A stunned silence filled the room. Makil was staring at her as if she’d grown a second head, but the look was no longer just warning—it was intense, calculating.