Chapter 9
The Iuncus was a grey blob, then a bluish hull, then an oasis.
She broke the surface and waved at the captain, yelling loud.
He came to the railing and yelled back, amazed. “You’re okay? I can’t believe it!”
“I had some help! Thanks for waiting around for me.”
“Did you get the contents of the safe?”
“Yes. I have it right here, but they’re in a dry compartment.”
“Right. Hang on.” The captain went to the crane at the back of the ship and kicked some machines into gear.
“By the way, thanks for warning me about getting my mind stuck in this.”
“Uh… Right. Sorry about that.”
“You can reverse it, right?”
“Sure I can!”
He spun the crane with a wired controller. He reached down from the edge of the boat. “Hey, Delphine, this old thing is very unreliable, I don’t wanna get the
