I didn't know if I should be afraid anymore of what lurked on this ship, or if the ghosts had just granted me a one-time reprieve due to what had almost happened. It was strange to think that maybe I didn't need to feel that blanket terror I associated with them, and I didn't trust it. Because what if I had this all wrong and they really did want to hurt me?

Just in case, I popped in my last piece of iron. My last one. I worried my lip as I zipped up my coat, my gaze aimed at ...