About 300 metres above the Sedunnic cruiser Holltyn
The briefcase fell by.


On board the HCMS Foreshadowing

"Tell the weapons section to load the X-1 distractor into the fore missile tube."
"Aye-aye, captain."




"Missile loaded, captain."
The captain pressed the fire button.
A silvery-grey missile streaked out of the top of the submarine, breaking the surface a few seconds later.
Ten seconds after that, it exploded into several hundred tiny flares, and a large amount of chaff.

One mile outside of Floodport
"How much further?", said Swordfish Minnesota.
"16 miles.", replied Boa Periwinkle.
"Eugh."

They kept walking.