Posted 16 September 2015 - 03:21 PM
I would say you are right in both your guesses at Art. I am just reading this bit now in my re-read, and I would say that they are descending into Edur lands and the scene on the cover is probably a little artistic license showing the descent from a higher ground.
The second scene is how I imagined tbh. The Edur are rather primitive in truth at this point, and have taken out only 3 small ships that are being manually rowed at that point due to the Sorcerous Calm. The opposing Letherii fleet is also a cargo type hunting ship with large holds, and would definitely be larger than the Edur ships in persuit.
"There is no struggle too vast, no odds too overwhelming, for even should we fail — should we fall — we will know that we have lived." ― Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness