Soon enough they caught the ship that was supposedly bringing the corna to Kinley. They were quite close to the Oathbreaker's Cove and the other vessel proceeded to circle around the most dangerous waters with the ease of a small sailing ship.
The smuggler was trying to outmaneuver them by turning towards the shallows, but it failed to calculate just how well the Princess sailed in those waters, even without its skilled boatswain. Apparently the captain assumed them to be mercenaries of the crown who utilized far more conventional tactics. Serenica knew little about seafaring, but she did know that the pirates and other outlaws always had to be one step ahead.
"It's getting away!" the first mate yelled.
"Damn me if it is," Spade said, turning the helm so violently that the very core of the ship groaned against the strong winds.
"What are you doing? There is a reef there!"
