"I did." It wasn't that the rags and tags were too revealing--not as bad as some of the things the ancient spirits thought were suitable battle garb, for certain--but Faris had a way of dressing and he was not going to give up one single secret to this world full of strangers until she felt good and ready to do so. "They were a bit higher in the decks than this."

It was a big ship, and that meant a long walk down the hull. "I don't know which one of these coves is responsible for stowing our gear, but they've got a strange sense of humor."