The Longship's Wake

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…The journey continued, pushing further south than Eirik had ever imagined. The sea grew calmer, the air warmer, and the lands they encountered more alien. They sailed into a bay where whitewashed buildings clung to the hillsides, their rooftops a vibrant terracotta. The people here moved with a grace Eirik found captivating, their clothes flowing and their language a melodic song. They traded not for furs, but for fine