Jude and others walked around the ship to see if anyone was coming out. For a long time they saw no one. As Jude and his companions circled the stranded ship, their footsteps echoing against the wooden hull, a sense of unease settled over them like a heavy fog. Despite their efforts, there was no sign of life aboard the vessel, and the eerie silence that enveloped them only served to heighten their sense of apprehension.
With each passing moment, their imaginations ran wild, conjuring up tales of ghostly apparitions and haunted ships adrift on the open sea. The stories they had heard whispered around camp suddenly seemed all too real, their fears taking root in the depths of their minds.
