QUOTE : You say she’ll sail rings around a wolfship?” Stig nodded determinedly. “That’s right.” “Do you include my wolfship in that assessment?” Erak asked. Stig hesitated. He glanced sidelong at Hal and saw the minuscule shake of his head, the warning look in his eye. “Ah . . . of course not, Oberjarl.” Erak nodded, satisfied. “Thought as much.” He nudged the yardarm with his toe again. “Looks flimsy,” he said, then turned and stepped easily down the boarding ramp, moving nimbly in spite of his bulk. When Erak was safely out of earshot, Stig turned to his friend. “Of course, she’ll sail rings around Wolfwind,” he said. “Then why didn’t you tell him that?” Hal asked, grinning. “I like my head where it is.