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Trajan watched the small flickers of light grow in number. The pinpoints of yellow were so far away that they seemed hardly more than two groups of fireflies against the backdrop of the moonless night, until one of the clusters morphed into a steady orange glow. It grew in intensity and soon
Chapter 10 A Counsel of Roberts’ (continued…) Several days later the ship crossed into New Florinese waters. “It’s time,” Westley said to Inigo as the others watched and the deckhands pretended to work while craning their necks to see. Inigo crossed his arms and leaned his back against the mast, his downturned
After enjoying a lavish spread of heaping portions of rice, roasted fish, tropical delicacies, and fermented fruit juices – the latter of which Inigo and Archard insisted on studying in totality – the visitors were seated before Tamati and his mother in a private villa overlooking the beach. Matautia stood near a
“Since tyranny is satanic, not to resist is to resist God. To resist tyranny is to honor God.” – Francis Schaeffer: A Christian Manifesto The bummer about clichés is that they’re almost always true. It feels trite to say, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” but that’s
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Chapter 9 Tamati (not a pirate) continued… Tamati came forward and Inigo bowed; the rest of the newcomers did likewise. Tamati took Inigo’s hand and pulled him in close. “Inigo Montoya need never bow to me or anyone on this island again. And you,” Tamati looked at Westley. “It is an honor
Tamati (not a pirate) After the evening meal, Trajan leaned back as he often did and listened as the three former pirates debated, usually taking separate positions on the evening’s topic and Trajan found the conversations fascinating, though he had little to add. Archard and Inigo had passionate opinions about painting, so
An Assortment Of Pirates (continued…) “Thank you,” Westley said, taking a crossbow from a deckhand. A volley of arrows flew past them, mostly overshooting the ship entirely but for two that stuck in the beams. The pirate ship rammed them with a glancing blow that caused everyone on both ships to stumble.