Danik's tubby little Avalanche bouncing across the ocean at her best speed, but being overhauled by the Star, a full-rigged clipper.

The speaker leaned over the rail, revealed in the street-lights' glow as a tall, fair man in slightly shabby shirt and breeches.

"His Excellency Count Danik of Ruritania, Lord High Admiral, Baron Schelstein of Bad Hortig -"

"Better known as 'Danny Blue, Terror of the Sea-ports'," Danik concluded, laughing.

She could see Osman now quite clearly. He was a dapper little man, broad-shouldered and neat-handed, dressed in unobtrusive clothing with some kind of dark sash around his waist...

...And then Danik's face had spread into the most incredible smile as he leapt forward; and he and the other man were exchanging embraces on both cheeks, pounding each other on the back as if they hadn't seen each other for weeks.

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