The Sea Man

Legend has it that a great sea-giant haunts the open depths, forever and ever doomed to wander. A great black swan accompanies him, floating just behind or to the side, wherever he may be. Rumor tells that he has dealt some terrible crime and is therefore doomed – to work his own penance.

We don’t believe in legend, we folk of the sea. Of surety, there have been times when a frightened sailor on the river spoke of a shadowy man and swan-like shape floating across the top of the waves – more than likely it was just a floating log, and when pressed about it further, they are inclined to agree.

The shadows never make a sound, ever, in all their sightings. They never cause a ripple. Sailors and fish-men speak of great black eyes that bore into theirs, searching for something – something never found.