The Pirate Bride
“Damn it all! Bring her about and set to speed. Full sail,” Logan Haggerty cried, teeth grating, eyes narrowed, fury all but blinding him as he stared at the pirate ship headed his way.“Captain, we are at full sail, and blimey, we’re tryin’ to come about,” Logan’s first mate, Jamie McDougall assured him. Jamie was an old salt, an honest merchantman impressed into the navy, he’d moved on to piracy and then been pardoned back into the King’s own service. If there were a trick to be played upon the... brine, Jamie knew it.If there were a way to outrun a pirate, Jamie knew that, too.If they were sunk through the greed and egotism of the aristocracy, well, Jamie would know that, as well.Logan had informed the duke that there were pirates in the area and explained his own disadvantage due to the lack of manpower he had aboard, should they be boarded. He had explained, as well, that the weight of their cargo would drastically affect their speed and maneuverability.But the duke hadn’t cared.Logan had ten guns.The pirate had twenty he could easily count, perhaps more, and Logan’s spyglass assured him that the crew upon the pirate vessel numbered at least two dozen men.He traveled with a crew of twelve.The vessel bearing down on them, sporting a scarlet flag, was handsome indeed.MoreLess
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