I've never been on a ship before.
Neither have I seen waters so vast, so blue, it stretched so far across the horizon, farther than eyes can see, disappearing into a heavily veiled mist. I feel like a child holding her first toy, my hands gripping the railing hard as I stare into the waters, gasping every time I see fins and sharp teeth. "Did you see that?! What type of fish is that?"
Lucien laughs beside me. "It's a shark. And they like to eat pretty things like you." He presses his hand to the small of my back, steering me away from the railing slick with salt. "Come. Let's find our place below."
