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hurry!”
    Zeck nodded and raised the anchor. The ship was untied and eight sailors went with him. They anchored the ship and lowered the sails just as the first squalls arrived. They lowered the boat and began stroking the oars as hard as they could. Zeck raised the small sail on the boat and it was the only thing that saved them. The wind blowing over the top of the cliff swept beyond them and then rushed back at the cliff. They arrived at the pier and scrambled up. Zeck released the rope holding the boat against the pier and ran toward land. He turned as he ran and saw the boat picked up in the wind and shoved toward the cliff wall. By the time he reached the end of the pier, the boat was blown into the stone wall. It was smashed into pieces just as the nine sailors scrambled up the cut in the cliff wall. The torrential rain hit and they were soaked before they arrived at one of the warrior’s barracks. Zeck found Steve waiting for him, “You cut that one pretty close.”
    Zeck nodded, “This can’t be the last storm either.”
    Steve nodded, “I’ve never heard of six but I think there will be another.” Zeck slowly nodded and knew he was right.

Chapter Three
    T he rain was still falling outside the Holy Cave and Andy saw Harvey was not in a good mood. “What’s bothering you, Harvey?”
    “I’m over all this foul weather.”
    “Well, get in line. You’re not alone. Steve tells me there’s still one more storm to go before it’s over.”
    “Oh that’s just lovely. Do you have anything else to make my day?”
    “Once the weather clears, we’re sending a ship to spy on the Destroyers.”
    “YOU’RE WHAT?”
    “Actually, it’s a raid to try and save a particular slave but while we’re doing that, we’re going to scout out what the Commandant is doing to prepare for our invasion.”
    “Please tell me you’re not going on this mission!”
    “No, I’m staying here. Rory, Johnathan, and Tyler have volunteered to go and do the scouting.”
    “They are some of our best Fliers. Why would you allow them to run that risk?”
    “The new Admiral we’ve got working with us suspects that the Destroyers are building defenses against attacks from the air.”
    “WHAT?”
    “He thinks they’ve figured out that the only way they could have lost their fleet was by a force that attacked from the air. He’s not certain about it, but some of the defenses being put on their remaining ships appears to be designed to stop anyone from landing on their ships.”
    “Who is going to lead this expedition?”
    “Zeck is going to be in command of the ship. Rory will command the Fliers.”
    “How are they going to get a ship close without being seen?”
    “You know we have several hundred thousand of the camouflage uniforms.”
    “Yes.”
    “We’re going to make sails out of them and cover the front and the rear of the ship in them. The only way they can be seen is from the sides. The plan is to sail the ship with what’s left of the Westerly wind just before it shifts. The ship will be sailed north of the Destroyers main city and the fliers will launch from there.”
    “Andy, how are they going to land, grab this slave, and get out without being seen? You have no idea what kind of air currents exist around that city.”
    “We’re going to send them with the new prop system our scientists have developed.”
    “Is that wise? What if they’re captured?”
    “Their glider packs have a self-destruct on them. They know the importance of not allowing that technology to fall into the destroyer’s hands.”
    “And you’re comfortable with this?”
    “No, I’m not. But Zeck has earned the right to try and we really need to know what we’re going to face when we attack. I don’t know if they’ll succeed but it’s worth the effort.”
    Harvey stared at Andy for a long moment and said, “This won’t make Ophelia like him.”
    “You’re probably right. But he says it is worth doing even if she