Rising in the East
“Jack repeated, turning over the name. He shook his head. “Nope, never heard of ’im.”
Now the captain frowned, the kind of frown that would make most men quake in their boots. “Never heard of me!” he barked. “I’m only the fiercest captain to ever sail the South China Sea! The Seven Seas, in fact!”
“The fiercest, eh? Then shouldn’t you be the Pirate Lord of Singapore and the South China Sea?” Jack asked, deliberately needling him. “Last I heard, it was a fellow by the name of Liang Dao.”
Sao Feng...’s face darkened even further. His hand gripped the hilt of his sword. “Liang Dao is my older brother,” he snarled. “He inherited the title of Pirate Lord from our father.” From his emphasis on the word “inherited,” it was fairly clear what Sao Feng thought of Liang Dao’s fitness for the role.
“Ah. That’s sort of how you became a Pirate Lord, isn’t it, Jack?” Barbossa said snidely.
“Not exactly,” Jack said, shooting his first mate a stern look.MoreLess
Now the captain frowned, the kind of frown that would make most men quake in their boots. “Never heard of me!” he barked. “I’m only the fiercest captain to ever sail the South China Sea! The Seven Seas, in fact!”
“The fiercest, eh? Then shouldn’t you be the Pirate Lord of Singapore and the South China Sea?” Jack asked, deliberately needling him. “Last I heard, it was a fellow by the name of Liang Dao.”
Sao Feng...’s face darkened even further. His hand gripped the hilt of his sword. “Liang Dao is my older brother,” he snarled. “He inherited the title of Pirate Lord from our father.” From his emphasis on the word “inherited,” it was fairly clear what Sao Feng thought of Liang Dao’s fitness for the role.
“Ah. That’s sort of how you became a Pirate Lord, isn’t it, Jack?” Barbossa said snidely.
“Not exactly,” Jack said, shooting his first mate a stern look.MoreLess
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