Cold and storms plague a lone ship crossing the Indian Ocean.
The Avarta's crew whisper of ill omens, their eyes on a new cabin boy nicknamed Bilge.
Could the orphan foundling be a harbinger of bad luck?
Fog stalks the ship. An unnatural mist clings to their keel. The sailors whisper of pirates, haunted derelicts, and monsters. Their warnings, echo in Bilge's nightmares.
A bump in the night.
Scraping against the hull.
Are the monsters real?
Is it all real or hazing and imagination?
Surviving the truth might mean facing more than the storm.