Kaelor stood on the deck, staring out into the endless stretch of ocean, his face set in a rare frown. Days had passed since they'd set out for Giant's Island, and not a single creature had dared to approach the ship. No hostile monsters, no curious aquatic beasts—nothing. It was strange, too strange, and it left him with a nagging sense of unease.
"Weird," he muttered under his breath, his fingers absentmindedly tracing the handle of his golden harpoon. As the head of defenses on this voyage, he had been prepared for attacks, knowing that a journey through these seas usually meant at least a few encounters with creatures of the deep. But the utter silence on the water unnerved him more than any monster attack ever could.
