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Creative Writing: Pearl Harbor

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It didn’t take long. Once dressed we called for food and ate our fill. We gobbled it up in record time, even though the food tasted overly salted. Apparently, the ship had slipped into the harbor just after dawn, the light had chased just enough of the shadows away to safely navigate. From the tiny window I saw half-a-dozen warships docked on the far side of walled harbor, their canvas sails all tidy and furled against their spars. Since, we weren’t in a hurry to get on deck, we both stayed in the cabin until the ship sounds changed to the shouts of dockworkers unloading cargo. It allowed me enough time to pen a letter to Derwen, so she’d know I was thinking of her. Julie took that time to record a message to Kate about our trip and status, …show more content…

Tall towers loomed over the town and harbor, stout fortified walls secured it. Due to its geographical location, the harbor played an important role in the continent’s trade routes. The natural harbor was deep and secure from the most violent of storms. While ferocious storms were rare in this hemisphere, they did happen and sailors required such a sanctuary. Our sailors told me the tides and trade winds were very favorable here too. Wool and metals, and strangely enough cooking vessels, were a major export for this port, along with slaves. From my sources, I knew they imported a lot of grain and wine from the Amarian coast, fish and expensive handcrafted goods from Convey. Indeed, Juniper Hills had recently been added as a supplier of fish too. Like Port City in Convey, Derwen was sensing Conquest Point was becoming too regulated, and she feared it might suffer an economic decline in the future. With the ascending trade hubs of more free towns like Juniper Hills and West Branch, she expected some trade to shift. Nevertheless, the city state’s greatest asset was its large, secure harbor and prime

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