[Writathon 2024 participant (from Volume 2: Chapter 12 on)] Volume I (Complete) Worlds collide when three scientists, Baldovo, Colto, and Volente, encounter a native of the fabled land of Siperon while out at sea.  Their agenda is to find a way to the secluded land before anyone else, and the displaced Trosyn "Red" Nytt needs to ensure security for her future.  They have until the SS Serendipity returns to port to get their answers, but Trosyn's condition is that they hear her story of how she went from a slave to being set adrift in the ocean. What you can expect: * Mix of epistolary, frame story, and third person limited narration.* Lore vaguely inspired by Celtic mythology* Mature themes without the crutch of gratuitous sex and graphic violence ~ Cover contains Ai generated art.