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A second later the rope with the anchor snapped under the strain A piece of it whipped back to knock Ortega off his feet to land heavily on the deck Flynn bailed out of the wheelhouse and down the gangway ladder towards Ortega as he kneould happen next

The torpedo snificently The whole back end of the Whaler was co the Celestia's Prize prisoner re ship ahead reared up and sank bowel first sliding backward and down as sailors ju the Celestia's Prize was too thick to saw through in the tirabbed up Ortega whose face was tight with pain and headed for the ship's railing They ed to both jump over the side into the water

The Celestia's Prize swept past the it beneath the waves and out of view as its second victi for the ride down to the briny depths of the inner sea

Flynn struggled to keep Ortega's head above water and latched out desperately for a piece of driftwood fro a hold of it he laboriously pushed Ortega's upper body onto it until Ortega was able to hold himself there

Flynn latched on to the other side and sputtering on seawater said, "I'm too old for this!"

"Si, you is a very very old a huffed out

Flynn gave hirin

Flynn shook his head trying to bite back a smile of his own as he said, "I should've drowned you while I had the chance!"

"But you didn't Senor and for that a senorita out there is very rateful"

Both men became aware quickly that they weren't the only survivors in the water

"We a said darkly, as with a yell several swia watched their executioners approach Suddenly the surface of the water boiled as so shot to the surface from below It was the snakehead sea hout the carnage of the thalers Screae one fate for another They were forgotten at least teeful swimmers that had been headed their way