Highland Soldiers: the Enemy
“hollered Duncan over the din of the storm.
The captain glanced toward Duncan, but then pivoted back to the work at hand. Duncan grabbed hold of his shoulders. “The key! Give me the key to the hold!”
“Why?”
“Those men will die if we leave them there!”
“I’ll be paid for my costs if they die. If they escape, I get nothing.” The captain looked away. Just as Duncan was swinging a punch, one of his mates caught his arm and pulled him away. “Do you want find yourself down there in irons? You’re no goo...d to anyone there.”
The mainmast was coming down. Every hand on deck guided it as well as they could until its weight brought it crashing to the rocky shore. As the men began crawling along the length of the icy mast toward the shore, Duncan picked up a discarded axe and went down to the hold as the crack in the ship widened. He heaved the axe on the chains and the lock until they broke, then opened the hatch and began pulling men out. He yelled down to Callum as he grasped one man after the other.MoreLess
The captain glanced toward Duncan, but then pivoted back to the work at hand. Duncan grabbed hold of his shoulders. “The key! Give me the key to the hold!”
“Why?”
“Those men will die if we leave them there!”
“I’ll be paid for my costs if they die. If they escape, I get nothing.” The captain looked away. Just as Duncan was swinging a punch, one of his mates caught his arm and pulled him away. “Do you want find yourself down there in irons? You’re no goo...d to anyone there.”
The mainmast was coming down. Every hand on deck guided it as well as they could until its weight brought it crashing to the rocky shore. As the men began crawling along the length of the icy mast toward the shore, Duncan picked up a discarded axe and went down to the hold as the crack in the ship widened. He heaved the axe on the chains and the lock until they broke, then opened the hatch and began pulling men out. He yelled down to Callum as he grasped one man after the other.MoreLess
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