The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding since October.

The entire crew was nervous as they began to round the Horn.

Could there be a more romantic gift than a remote-controlled fart machine or a pull-my-finger pen?

There were two others riding with Ruth Marlowe and the nameless paladin: an elfmaid and her human servant.