He passed several crewmembers, but none of them paid him any attention.Īssuming he had descended far enough, Ethan realm shifted again. Ethan walked through rooms and hallways on his way below sea level. When he got below deck, into a dim hallway, and saw no one else in the vicinity, he appeared in the physical world again. Ethan realm shifted, dropping through the deck quickly to avoid being seen by the demon. It hovered around the captain and his first mate. If there was a demon here on this ship, then there may be others doing the same on the other ships.Įthan looked for the demon again. And those seeds were quickly taking root among this mercenary crew.Įthan had to know how many others had been turned from this mission unconsciously. The demon was sowing doubt, discouragement, hatred, and fear. This demon was doing the same thing he had witnessed another demon doing in the council meeting back in Grandee. Then Ethan’s realized what was happening. Others spoke of King Stephen’s folly and how they owed no allegiance to the man or his war. They complained about being on this voyage-that it was certain death to oppose Mordred. He listened to the crew as they spoke with one another while doing their work. However, the other men seemed not to notice.Įthan raised his eyes. Ethan heard the words as clearly as any other sound aboard the ship.
It spewed out words of hatred for King Stephen and his foolish cause, words of discouragement at being a part of this raid on Mordred’s navy, and words of wounded pride for Captain Bonifast’s command. The demon spoke, but not to him in particular.
Then, without a sound, a demon floated over him. He supposed the demon must be coming closer. Ethan grabbed a scrub brush and began working on the deck with a bucket of water, keeping his head down. And since many of the crew were young boys, Ethan blended in well. He had to investigate without being noticed.įortunately, his clothing matched the other sailors. If demons were onboard then they would see him walking on the spiritual plane. Demons! Ethan hid himself, then returned to the physical world. Then a familiar tingling sensation swept over him.
They were attempting to figure out if he was an angel or devil and why such a being would bring them battle plans from Levi Bonifast. The men immediately broke into a frenzied discussion about the boy who had just appeared and disappeared. “Very good, see that you do,” Ethan said, then he disappeared again. “Do you understand your instructions, Captain?” The first mate looked at the captain as he nodded-his wide eyes never leaving Ethan. The captain took the parchment and looked at it. You are required to execute the captain’s strategy for the coming battle to the letter,” Ethan said with an air of authority. “I’ve come as the messenger of Shaddai on behalf of Captain Bonifast. They were just as startled by his sudden appearance as the previous captain had been-only no spilling. He could not escape the irony of the delivery he was about to make. He reached into the leather satchel for a battle plan just as the unkempt captain said, “His head has gotten so big, I’m surprised he hasn’t insisted on laying out the entire attack plan himself!”Įthan pulled out the parchment and looked at it. He only wished the man had a cup of tea in his hand. Ethan felt like doing a quick face-to-face appearance for this captain.
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