"Can they come through the Break?" he asked, more to stall for time than gain information. Tahn coughed three times.
"It is a brave thing to do. Even for Kali it would be brave. It is bad water in the Break. The wind goes up; the current comes down. It is slow, but it can be done."
"How slow?"
Tahn tilted his head, stared at where the slice of the Break was barely visible on the horizon, and shrugged, almost.
"Maybe—uh—two hours. Maybe more." He coughed. "Maybe less."
Ward glared at the crippled ships.
"And they would try it at night?"
Tahn coughed assent.
"There will be a good moon. I would try it."