354 CCCLIV. In Or Out

"I'm okay, I'm fine!" he exclaimed when he saw that Dag and Kjell were looking at him with a worried air.

In a hurry, the three Masters entered the huge cave that towered over the beach and wedged the harpoons at the end of the three chains in the best possible way, making sure that those rocks would not yield to the traction exerted by the boat.

"Soldiers! The anchor! Throw the anchor to the other side!" Kjell yelled again, trying to overpower the sound of the waves slamming into Krypstorm's basaltic rocks.

Within seconds, two soldiers pulled the large anchor from its compartment and threw it into the sea, respecting the will of their Master.

At that very moment, the Iron Emerald stopped, stabilizing perfectly and gradually approaching the coast, as if by magic.