C122 Decisiveness

Roughly 400 miles from the dock, a small boat was adrift.

Aboard, a man knelt in silence.

Clad in a white warrior's garb, a Tang Hengdao sword hung at his waist.

Though still, he exuded the keen edge of a drawn blade.

The old adage held true: no wind, no waves.

The sea roiled, yet around the boat, it was as placid as a pond.

The white-robed warrior gazed ahead