Raven bellowed orders, and cannon fire thundered. The storm that had been following their opponents had spread out to envelop their ship as well. Rain lashed at the crew while Mr Penny tried to assess the enemies numbers.
The gallon rocked violently as another volley of enchanted cannonballs struck. The gallons body glowed with the light of green defensive rune enchantments. They were holding off the worst of the damage as best as they could.
Wood splintered as the residual force cracked the deck, making Kace's eyes go wide in astonishment. He had never taken part in a naval battle before nor one occurring between two, mostly, human parties.
As such, he was too busy studying the enchantments to notice the pieces of shrapnel that slipped through the barrier. He cursed under his breath as one of them lodged itself in his thigh.
Got held up with compulsory overtime at work today. Didn't have the opportunity to edit this in time so here it is now. Just going to have a look over the next chapter before I post it. Enjoy!