Part Nine: Rescue?

Part Eight: Strange Matters of Some Large Concern

Chapter the Twenty-sixth

Chapter the Twenty-first

Part Four: The Meaning of Danger and the Beginning of Sorrow

Chapter the Twentieth

Part Three: In Which Brey is Utterly Confused About Many Things (and You Probably will be Too), and Things Get Dangerous

Through the darkness, I could hear voices. They were muffled by the floor that was between us. In my half-conscious state, I couldn't make out what they were saying. After a moment or so, I began to comprehend.
"Do you think--" my Mom was saying, in a sleepy sort of voice.
"Yes, you should check the news." That was dad.
Pressing my eyes, I pulled myself up into a sitting position. I could guess what they were talking about. It was the right season, and there had been a close call a few days ago. A tornado.

My two fictional heroes.

Captain Horatio Hornblower and Captain Jack Aubrey finally meet.