Celiss nods ruefully. "That's a theurgeme. Very rare. It is a boat that is mastered by only one, and possibly powered by anything from undead to elementals. It can carry up to 40 persons. What you see is an illusion made to seem like a large warship, but it's big enough ... more than us, and faster, too. If it's just a wizard and a few guards, he won't bother, but if he's some type of pirate with a full complement, he can chase us down. I recommend we signal to the Blue Nixie."
[COLOR="darkred"]"No doubt,"[COLOR] says Celiss, "that Cariss Markol - whose banner that is - knows better than to mess with two caravels. Still, I wonder of his business."