Dark Water
With a disdainful sniff, he turned away, striding purposefully back towards his cabin, intending to wait the hours out in there, the blade at his side shining a silver light to guide his way.
It wasn't often they landed, and only in the hours of darkness. Occasionally, some returned far earlier; they knew what would happen when the sun began to light the skies.
Even the lure of the dry land was not enough to risk the outcome.
The peace was welcome, though; it gave him a chance to pore over the books and papers without any noise to disturb him.
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"It was only Captain Nathaniel Hemlock against a whole crew of pirates; there were thousands of them! But Captain Hemlock took his sword, and wit
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