The Current Between Us
Spears dipped low.
"How dare King Dave step into my territory?" the king roared, his voice vibrating through the water. "Has he forgotten who owns this sea? Abel, Dove, Ruff— and you standing there behind Dove looking like an idiot, what's your name?"
Everyone turned their heads slightly to see who the king was talking to. Silence fell, heavy and sharp.
A man in his forties, malnourished with green eyes and red curls, scrambled forward and dropped to his knees three feet from the king. His voice was rough but familiar.