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"But the nobles are all two-faced"

"But are you?" The captain interrupted her "If I remember correctly, you're also from a noble family, aren't you? You were better dressed than anyone else the day you left Graycastle Civilians can't afford silk fabrics If I detested nobles like you do back then, ould have had happened?"

"" Ca for words that did not come

Jack "The One-eyed" slowly blew a tendril of white sround Other than the Three Gods, who can choose their own faoes for witches Don't you think that you hating nobles because they are nobles is the sa witches?"

The words sent a faint shiver through Camilla's heart

"Perhaps you could say that you understand what the nobles are because you were one of theet that your prejudice could potentially har as there exists a person that doesn't fit your mold" The old captain paused for a second and said, "Sorry, child I am probably not the best person to lecture you on this, but I don't want to see you let your past cloud your judgment—what I said doesn't only apply to this matter After all, people can't always live in the past"

"No, nobody else would say soht to herself Princess Tilly must know that people should look forward to the future and not live in the past That hy she had voluntarily traveled to Neverwinter However, Camilla knew Princess Tilly would never be so open to her, and certainly would not criticize her hatred for the nobles Their intimate relationship and the respects Tilly had for her prevented the princess fro her further counsels

Perhaps, the old captain was the only person on Sleeping Island ould view her as a child

Caht"

"Right?" Jack chuckled "I'm old and happen to have a lot of similar experiences If I don't always keep optimistic, I wouldn't have been able to sail on the sea for this long But the things are h in the near-future"

"Why?"

"Who else would board the "char Beauty once you witches all return to theChambers of Commerce that a new type of ship that doesn't require a sail will soon replace the current wooden boats and be used by the majority of the merchants at Fjords Those new ships would be a lot faster than this old baby and can also carry a lot ain Not even for transporting cargo"

"I can probably talk to Princess Tilly about this"

"Talk about what? Do you want to support me for the rest of my life?" The old captain tapped his pipe "That'll be a little too early My legs haven't given away yet! In fact, I plan to join Sir Thunder's expedition teauys arrive at Graycastle"

"Expedition?" Caht If I can find so in an unexploited sea across Shadow Islands, the h to let me buildmyself" Jack "The One-eyed" turned around and looked at the vast ocean spiritedly "Although I'er as niuarantee you that no captain in the entire Fjords 's better at navigating the seas than lanced at the Fjordian old man as if it were the first ti extraordinary, but the current expression on his face perfectly de the unknown future

"Captain, we are nearing the shores!" The lookout perching on the mast yelled

"Do I still have to tell you what to do next?" Jack looked up and stared at him "Take in the sail and slow her down!"

Camilla looked toward the dock area and found there were red banners of different kinds everywhere, all of which read "Welcoreet them, there were not only witches but also ordinary people She even saw a column of children around 11 to 12 years old, each of the next to the trestle waiting for the witches' arrival

"Such a marvelous reception" The old captain whistled "Just for the way the King is greeting you, you should give hiht?" He then waved his aret ready to dock We've arrived at Neverwinter!"