She nodded repeatedly. "After Papa went to sea, I made a point of reading some books about it. Of course I know. I also know that lots of pirates can be turned in for bounties!"
"Forget the bounties. I'll go over and bring back everything valuable on their ship, and then we'll split the loot!"
"Split the loot? Why do you make it sound like we're the bad guys?"
"It's all more or less the same anyway."
After casting a Shield Charm and Spatial Concealment on Bernadette, Edward stepped across onto the pirate ship opposite them. He controlled a few pirates with the Imperius Curse, had them bring out two large wooden chests for him to take, and returned to the Fairy-Tale.
"Wow! So many lovely things!"
Looking at the two chests filled with all sorts of jewelry, Bernadette pounced like a little money-grubber, grabbing at it with both hands. Although she had little concept of what these things were worth, the feeling of "earning money herself" made her very happy.
No wonder so many people became pirates!
How could earning money ever be as fast as stealing it?
"The chest on the left is yours, and the one on the right is mine. Any objections?"
"No."
Bernadette tossed the jewelry in her hands back into the chest, then clapped her hands together. "But I have no use for all this money. You can have it all, Mr. Sparrow."
"You said it. No taking it back."
Edward immediately tossed both chests of jewelry into his Spatial Pocket. By his rough estimate, the things had to be worth three to five thousand Verl D'Or.
"All right, onward!"
With a wave of Edward's hand, the Fairy-Tale set sail again.
Leaning over the railing, Bernadette pointed at the distant pirate ship. "Huh? Are