BackgroundHer Holy Radiance's finest frigate, the Enlightenment, has been destroyed in an ambush off the cape of the Western continent. Shattered, she sinks to the bottom of the sea. A single lifeboat has survived. It drifts in still waters within sight of land, but with neither oars nor sail its crew of four are doomed to perish in the oncoming storm—unless they make a terrible sacrifice. Every sailor knows the ritual—one life, for a wave to carry the rest to safety. The holy dagger has been found stowed in its customary place—all that remains is a difficult choice. |