The defense architecture of Isle Saint-Obsidian was considered by military intelligence analysts to be virtually impregnable from the sea. The volcanic caldera rose perpendicular from the water on all four sides, presenting two hundred feet of sheer, polished basalt that offered no handholds or landing beaches. The only access point from the water was a subterranean marine grotto known as *The Devil's Throat*—a natural sea cave expanded by Venetian corsairs…
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