Legends

William thinks a moment. "The Inuit tell a tale about kabluna who reeled about like drunken men, and danced naked on the ice, and..." He stops suddenly, mortified. "That -- that was your family's expedition?"

Claudia's jaw is set.

"Sorry," he says. "I -- I thought it was just an old tale."

Claudia looks down at the table. "I thought so too," she says quietly.

A long moment passes. You reach for the papers from the crate. There are more notes by the Surgeon's Mate, the rest of the Supply Roster, the Captain's Journal and the end of Perdita's diary. You still have the dictionary.

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