The ship lurched and groaned as if alive, dragged toward the churning heart of the MAELSTROM that swallowed the ocean itself. Clinging to the railing, I watched the waves rise in monstrous towers, black as night, crowned with foaming crests like ghostly hands reaching out to claim us. All my years at sea had never shown me power like this—relentless, untamed—and in that moment, I felt smaller than a pebble tossed to the mercy of a vast, roaring world…This vibrant navy satin swirls with a dark, lustrous depth, just like the formidable embrace of its namesake.