As the two ships came within hailing distance the crews swarmed intothe rigging and lined the bulwarks to shout ribald banter across thewater. He looked beyond the Gull of Moray, sweeping the horizon as it extendedswiftly with the coming of day. Of course, he will be locked in the slavequarters at night with the others, but during working hours he will beallowed to move around freely to attend to his duties. Please takea while to compose yourself.
In the courtyard he was right under Barnard's eye, and twice in thesame morning Barnard laid into him with the whip. Oliver fussed over the fit of his doublet for what seemed to Hal halfthe rest of the night. Eagerly Hal strode back to the rail. Vincent was able to smile now that it wasdecided.
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