He didn't notice that every single lantern was dosed, and the ship was enshrouded in mist. Hushed whispers came from the ship's castle above him, near the wheel, barely audible. There were two of them up there, one on the wheel and the other talking to him. What were they talking about and why the fear of being overheard? And where was everyone else? There should have been more than just two people above deck even at night, and the captain wasn't in his cabin as far as he could sense. Was that him up there?