Can you outrun bad news?

Since the incident the previous year (+flag fki), the shadowpath to Cibola had become treacherous. There have been rare sorties via Pathfinders, and some risk takers that are willing to gamble their lives on moving trade along the path. Not counting intrepid individuals that work in their own mysterious ways, general mercentile traffic has dropped off considerably.
However, on this relatively calm afternoon on the ocean...
Those that might be dutifully keeping watch on the entrance of the path to Cibola that possess keen eyes or twitchy instincts for self-preservation might feel their small hairs rise or catch a glimpse of something fleeting.
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