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He didn't look conscious and I prayed that he wasn't already dead Tears dripped off ht of him and I started to unconsciously move toward him, but the Captain held me back and finished his threat, "or I cut this man's eyeballs out and feed them to you!"

How could life be this cruel?

Colt's bloodshot eyes opened and he ative shake, but I just couldn't do it

Crying I said, "We threw it out to sea weighted doith a rock near where you found us"

The Captain patted

"Sorry about that dear, but it was necessary in order to bring about a greater good"

The Captain addressed the other men in the room, "Patch him up and stow them in a cabin until we can verify their story"

I was yanked to ed from the room

"Colt!" I cried out, but I got no answer as I was hustled down the corridor only to be thrown into a cell like cabin

There was nothing of use to defend ht Crying I sank tothat I could do, I prayed

I prayed for Colt I prayed for myself I prayed that we'd find a way out of this endless level of hell we'd fallen into!

Most of all I prayed for peace that everything was going to end out all right

Four hours later the door opened to reveal the captain He stepped into the s e and I immediately expected the worst

"Didn't you find the scroll?" I asked, as I felt dread begin to seep into my soul as to as likely to happen next

The Captain looked like he was about to explode, "We did and we didn't! We found the rope with a rock tied off to it, but no scroll! The e of the ancients is now lost! Drifting on the tide who knohere all because of you and your lover! Take her up topside now!"

I was going to die, but strangely there was so at theto destroy it, if it's so valuable?"

"They were the first to discover it and they didn't knohat they were doing Theyto is they lost control of it to the Sea People!"