The Boa sisters moved quickly. Before long, Sonya returned from the warship with the smallest set of military uniforms. Goldie came back a little later because she had gone to fetch water.
But Bai Ina was not surprised to see her striding along with a massive bathtub full of water slung over her shoulder. The women of this warrior tribe could not be judged by common sense.
Bai Ina took the uniform Sonya handed him and put it on. Even the smallest uniform hung loosely on him, but rolling up the sleeves and pant legs was still better than wearing a dress.
Once he was dressed, Bai Ina took the bathtub from Goldie, carried it on one shoulder, and returned to the prison. He set the tub down in front of the cell he had lived in for a month.
"You're awake?"
Just as he set down the bathtub, Bai Ina felt a gentle gaze fall upon him. Turning around, he discovered that Hancock had awakened at some point. Her pretty face was flushed as she looked at him tenderly.
Meeting Hancock's beautiful eyes and sensing the love within them, the awkwardness and unfamiliarity in Bai Ina's heart instantly faded away.
Awkwardness?
Unfamiliarity?
Such feelings were unnecessary for either of them. Hancock's love for Bai Ina was beyond doubt.
Hancock despised every other man. In her eyes, they were all flies, all filth. It was her nature, and the most distinctive part of her personality. Such a disposition was not easily changed. Even though Bai Ina had opened the Pirate Empress's heart, that heart would never open again for another person. In this world, some people remained devoted to one person forever.
Thus, despite her shyness, there was not the slightest trace of discomfort or displeasure on the Pirate Empress's