Black Sails of the Border · Book 1

Walk the Border

Seven places from Ruthless, But for Her. The pictures I've been staring at while I write, and what I was thinking when I wrote each one.

Scroll and I'll talk you through it.

Sound on
Mere’s End

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Mere’s End

…the familiar sounds of the port folded over them... the cry of birds, the creak of moored hulls, the low noise of a place that rarely slept.
Cecelia on Mere’s End
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The Einar

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The Einar

The Einar thrust forward with the effortless, violent speed that still surprised him, years in.
Cecelia on The Einar
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The Daisy

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The Daisy

A door painted deep red, and above it a hanging sign bearing a single white daisy.
Cecelia on The Daisy
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The Daisy — Main Hall

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The Daisy — Main Hall

Clean boards underfoot, no rushes. Candles that smelled faintly of honey.
Cecelia on The Daisy — Main Hall
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Tam’s Ropewalk and Loft

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Tam’s Ropewalk and Loft

Inside smelled of tar and old hemp.
Cecelia on Tam’s Ropewalk and Loft
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The Wild Boar

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The Wild Boar

Above them, hams and bundles of dried herbs hung from the low beams, blackened by years of smoke.
Cecelia on The Wild Boar
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The Reach and the Spit

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The Reach and the Spit

The Spit appeared first, little more than a darker shape against water and sky. Beyond it, he saw a fire. Then another.
Cecelia on The Reach and the Spit
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No flag. No mercy. Only her.

You've now seen more of Mere's End than anyone outside my own head, and I'd love to know which stop stayed with you most.

The pictures are inspiration images made for this walk. The words are straight from the manuscript.

I hope you've enjoyed them both.

xoxo, Cecelia

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