An excerpt from "Sabbanath" Book 1 of "The Elements of Destiny"
"Val chuckled weakly. Thomas could see that already a bit of colour was returning to his cheeks "To do any job it assumes that one knows where to begin. Do you know where to begin this one?"
Thomas searched in his inside coat pocket and brought out his copy of the only map that had ever been made of this New Land, a land that had yet to even receive a proper name. Everyone just knew it as that...The New Land. He studied the wax print in front of him that was already worn and creased from use. There had not been many things on board to distract him throughout the voyage and this map had taken his mind away from the roll and sway of the ship. Taken it to imagined visions of what he might see and whom he might meet. He was already eager to get a look at the indigenous people the first settlers had called Noids. The map showed the coastline as far as ships had so far safely sailed and also the location of early settlements and geographic landmarks of significance.
"We will begin" Thomas answered "in Sabbanath"
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