Page 153 of Hidden Depths
Ben's voice was quiet.
"They're coordinates."
The bridge went silent.
Nathan's eyes widened.
"I never saw those."
"They weren't visible before."
Ben continued cleaning the brass ring.
More tiny markings emerged.
Numbers.
Letters.
And one symbol.
A single silver star.
Nathan stared at it.
His face drained of color.
"No..."
Storm looked at him.
"What is it?"
Nathan's voice was barely audible.
"James never told me..."
"...he marked the first location."
"The first location of what?"
Nathan looked toward the distant silhouette of Mariner's Crown.
"The place where everything began."
Far across the Pacific...
Aboard Mariner's Crown...
The older man watched Sea Whisper through a bank of polished windows.
A younger crewman approached quietly.
"Sir..."
"They've opened the compass."
The older man's smile returned.
