The first chart ended at the useful part.
Lyra followed its beautifully inked coast past three toll marks and a reassuringly detailed shoal. Then the line stopped beneath a heading about independent waters.
The second chart supplied those waters but omitted the licensed stopping places.
The third had magnificent borders.
Barnaby looked at the blank shapes inside them.
“Is uncharted danger cheaper in bulk?”
“Only without a survival warranty,” the seller said.
Drake had remained outside long enough to inspect the weather vane. Now he came in carrying a trace of salt wind and stood beside Lyra rather than the seller.
