Summary

Ged heads to the Port of Gont. Ged learns no boats will be leaving the Port of Gont because Sunreturn is nearing. Although Ged wishes he could remain in Gont, he knows he cannot and sets off along the coast. He comes to a small village where he searches for and finds someone who is selling a boat. The boat is barely seaworthy but Ged buys it. Using both tools and magic, Ged patches-up the boat. Using his wizard staff as the mast, Ged creates a sail of spells and sets off.

He sets his course back to the north from where he had just come. He had no plan but to retrace the course that brought him to Gont. As he travels, Ged hopes if he must meet the shadow he can do so on the sea. He thinks even if death is...