The sailors and soldiers were fully prepared for what lay ahead. Their faces were grim, but not one showed any fear.
Once the cannons sounded, they would have to put life and death out of their minds.
Under Jaina's cover, Tobin relayed Rowan's plan to Captain Terry aboard the flagship.
A minute later, the flagship's signalman sent back a reply. Captain Terry had agreed to Young Master Rowan's battle plan.
"Full power! Charge!" Rowan ordered.
Standing behind Rowan, Jaina smiled knowingly, suddenly feeling far more at ease.
While the young masters of the great families and the royal princes are still growing up sheltered from the world, Rowan is already risking his life against pirates at sea. Perhaps this is what it means to be fortunate-to meet the person best suited to me in the prime of my youth.
Ding! Happiness from Jaina +520.
"Captain Skullsplitter, a warship has broken through the center of the storm and is heading toward our fleet," the pirate scout reported.
Skullsplitter rubbed the hilt of his blade. Without a word, he handed the spyglass beside him to Sergeant Bainby.
After waiting for Bainby to take a look, Captain Skullsplitter drew his cutlass. "I looked into that fool from the Norwington Family beforehand. Leading a warship out of the storm to play the lone hero fits his style perfectly."
Bainby put away the spyglass, his voice rough and his teeth grinding. "Stop firing at that warship. The little fox is using himself as bait to buy his fleet an opportunity."
Skullsplitter did not understand. "Just blast him to the bottom, and it'll all be over, won't it?" he said impatiently.
"Jaina is aboard that warship, and he has Teleportation Magic to help him. My mission is to kill him for good, not