Evening Tide Departure

The HMS Glorious at anchor in the Bay of Kotor, enjoys a last moment of peace. Soon, the sailors will unfurl the great canvas sheets on the main mast and seek to capture what little wind blows with the tide and the fading sunlight. From the pebble strewn spit of land where Birienne watched the fugitive row out to the ship only half an hour earlier, she wishes him godspeed. The message must get to the king!