The waters around Bayam.
As a pirate ship, the Golden Dream could not dock directly at the harbor.
Lorne and Danitz took a small boat toward the shore.
"Brando, are you really leaving?" Danitz looked at Lorne, who was teasing Orange Cat beside him, and made one last attempt to persuade him to stay.
"The captain said you could stay aboard the Golden Dream."
Lorne scratched Lucky under the chin, making Orange Cat purr. "What, do you really want me as your lackey, Boss?"
"There are only two of us here. You can't threaten me..." Danitz merely rolled his eyes instead of getting angry.
Looks like he's used to it now... Lorne gazed at the harbor's increasingly distinct outline.
"Adventures at sea aren't for me. Besides... I still have a factory to open, don't I?"
"I can't lie to the captain!"
That was the truth. Although his time aboard the Golden Dream had been fairly comfortable, Lorne had never been inclined to stay at sea as a pirate. Besides, his life had only been comfortable because he was a guest rather than a sailor.
"Hmph, what's wrong with adventures at sea?" Danitz curled his lip.
"And the captain's been so good to you. I've also promised to help you find the potion formulas for the later Sequences. You have absolutely no reason to leave..."
"The captain has certainly treated me well, but..." Lorne left the rest unsaid.
A little too well...
So well that it's starting to scare me. Never mind all those Mysticism lessons lately, just that five thousand pounds alone...
Sure, I fished up the key, but it's her ship, after all.
Clearly, Lorne thought the hospitality he had received was a little too generous-so generous that it frightened him.
It was as though she had her sights