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He re and spluttering, before stor off The other two pirates back away slowly My entire body slumps with relief Thank God I never realized hoerful Drake was until that very moment I lift my eyes toto turn away I can’t let hiain

"You like saving , and looks back atmy job"

"Your job is to save the captives?"

His lip twitches Oh et hurt"

"So he can selllike that"

"So you don’t do it because you’re a nice person, then? That’s a real sha on it "Because I kind of liked you"

His eyes fall on me, and he looks confused, like he can’t possibly believe I could like hi that surprises me; he walks over and sits down beside me Compared to my small frame, he’s massive I still can’t wrap my mind around the sheer size of hi in silence, and then I turn to his, and I can see the muscles in his arms move as he does "I used to play a lot of football back in school, but I was always a big kid I did soe bar chain in the United States for a while That took a lot of work, because I had to be big to be able to throw the drunken idiots out I worked out hard, and got bigger Then Ihis oes to shore, and I keep this ship in line when he can’t"

"So you don’t work out now?" I say, shocked

He shakes his head "Not all the time, but I do lift a lot"

"You’re kind of…scary"

His lips twitch again "That’s kind of the point"

"I guess it is"

He turns his face, and looks down atuess I see so that maybe you don’t"

"And that is?"