Pendak

"Was that the captain?" asked Pendak, turning to the pseudo-captain.

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"Have you always been the captain of this ship?" asked Pendak wearily.

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Spray flashed across the deck, and tiny droplets misted into the pilothouse where Justen stood beside Pendak.

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The idea of using seawater evaporators to get continuous fresh water had been used on only the last two black ships, and the Brothers on both ships, including Pendak, were spending more time and order-mastery on holding the evaporators together than on the rest of the power plants, including even the newer turbines.

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"You wanted to see what it's all about, Justen," Pendak said.

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"Do you want us to sink the ship?" snapped Pendak.

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The younger engineer followed Pendak up the ladder and onto the gently pitching deck of the Zemyla, where the crew had already circled away from the boarders and were clustering either on the poop or near the bowsprit.

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Pendak wiped his forehead and reached for the water bottle.

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Justen sensed the effort Pendak marshaled to create the barrier that blocked the Lydians 'view of the Llyse.

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Pendak looked at the head marine, an intense-appearing young man named Marten.

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