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"We should ju to die if they get hold of us!"

"We can’t be sure of that"

"It’s too dangerous!" he growls

I can’t answer, because the light swings our way and falls directly on our boat as the large ship stops beside us I can’t see a daht I hear voices, and then I hear the sounds of ladders rolling down I whi to drown it all out, wanting to take myself away froed, angry voice fill my ears

"Get on the ship"

The raspy, deadly voice causes ice to run throughoff the ladder, glaring at us

"Please, we don’t want any trouble," Eric whispers

"Shut up, get on the fuckin’ ship"

"Just leave us here, we’re just…"

The , rusty sword, and thrusts it toward Eric’s face He yelps and leaps backwards, knocking me over I cry out as my sunburned back hits the side of the boat

"Get on the fuckin’ ship, now"

Eric puts his hands up, trees toward the ladder The pirate grips his ar off the ladder, one hand grabbing it desperately His screah me, and I wraphim to climb the ladder, and then he turns to rey hair He crooks his finger, and I don’t dare argue I walk forward, reaching out and taking the ladder iners cause rily He keeps hold of my shoulder as we climb, and e step over the side he shoves me forward

I crash into Eric, hard He wraps protective ar theaze scan them all, and I’m surprised to find them…clean Well, they’re not clean as such, but they’re certainly not what I expected It doesn’t h Every one of thery expression They all hold a weapon of sorip on Eric and watch the older oes down below deck He flicks it open and yells down