The cove opened up around them after an hour of walking. It had probably been a little longer than that thanks to Spade.
An untamable jungle that had only recently ripened its first berries and fruits ripped open to reveal a cove with pale sand on its shores and ferocious waves striking the land one after another. Serenica only now realized it was windy. She realized she hadn't really seen the ocean in its natural state in years, unmarred by docks and merchant vessels. There were gulls, though, gulls were everywhere. They hardly cared if their next meal was a fish prepared by the sea or discarded by a cook. She had been to the port, but she hadn't had the chance to see the mass of water truly roam wild, as it did here, gently rocking the nimble brigantine anchored nearby.
It was hot, hot even though it rained, and there were around fifty men lying down on the sand, some shirtless, enjoying the heat and the refreshing shower of water.
