Luca: The Junior Novelization, Deluxe Edition

Luca: The Junior Novelization, Deluxe Edition — page 3
Prologue Listen Tommaso do we really need to fish near the island Giacomo studied the old map spread out on a table in the cabin of the small fishing boat It was night the sky dark as could be As the boat made its way out to sea the tiny coastal town of Portorosso grew smaller and smaller Eh you worry too much Tommaso replied steering them farther into the night He was much older than Giacomo and much less prone to concern than the younger man Aside from the men's voices and pop music playing from their portable gramophone it was quiet on the water Giacomo peered closer at the illustrated map of the Ligurian Sea and western Italy He noted the ghastly drawings of sea monsters and other horrifying beasts There was a fearsome kraken with its deadly tentacles and cold unfeeling eyes He pointed at a spot on the map labeled ISOLA DEL MARE that showed a sea serpent tearing right