Five Knots spent the remainder of the day repairing The Sixth Knot.
Orin removed the shattered rail and cut away wood damaged by the grappling line. Belda climbed beneath the stern in a safety harness to replace two fittings. Min opened the steering assembly, cleaned metal fragments from its housing, and realigned the control runes one at a time.
Tessa helped wherever another pair of hands mattered. Kesh climbed the ruined signal tower and found that one communication plate still held a weak charge.
The message he sent to Ironcloud could carry only a few lines. Their ship was damaged but secure. The delivery had been completed. They had been attacked by an unidentified vessel and forced off course.
He sent a second message to the protected lodging where Rod's party and Renn were staying.
The reply reached them after dark.
