Chapter 264

• [Ona]
• Before the crew of the Merriweather could react, our men were crossing the gangplanks, our corvus hooked in place, steadying both vessels. Even if they had been expecting to be boarded by force, which, based on how they are scattering like mice, they were not. Likely, none of these poor sailors has ever encountered another ship as formidable as the Dragon’s Lament. Nor were they expecting a ship to appear out of nowhere, ready to seize them.
• Which is why more than a few sailors ran to find any weapons they could. Having expected a calm rendezvous with a peaceful trade ship, they had all been going about their general daily tasks–swabbing the decks, feeding their prisoners, checking the sails. But now, with their day spoiled and the new reality of their unexpected capture, the deck was in a full panic as sailors scrambled to find ways to defend themselves.