Synopsis

The gunboat departed, and Monsley resolved to repair the *Barracuda*, intending to employ it as a replacement. Meanwhile, Orlo’s men were dispatched to locate Conan. Conan and Gil plotted to destroy the *Barracuda*; elsewhere, Dyce, fleeing the Industrians, encountered Lana in the fish preserve. As the island’s creatures grew agitated, Lana sensed an impending earthquake and hurried to warn the villagers. Orlo intercepted her, but she used her power to telepathically alert Conan of a coming tida