*Horteka*
"Hans, Gilder, wake up! Willy's back!"
Hans got out of bed without complaint, but Gilder put a pillow over his head. Upon seeing this, the cook rolled her eyes, took the pillow and hit Gilder with it.
"Nghhh... Who cares about the dumb parrot?"
"He'll have responses to your messages." Still grumbling, the blue rogue got out of bed and opened a window to let Willy in.
"Enrique thanks you for the message and prays for your safety, the Claudia's coming to pick you three up, and Vyse is going to try to catch a glimpse of the huge ship to see what we're up against, squawk!"
"Thanks, Willy. You should rest now." The parrot flew out the window and perched on a nearby tree, promptly falling asleep.
"Gilder? Are you sure that Vyse won't get caught by that ship if he goes looking for it?"
"No, Hans. I'm not. Then again, Vyse was always able to pull himself out of crazy situations one way or another."
"I believe that you were the one who pulled him out of the grand fortress incident?"
"That's why I said 'One way or another'"
"Um, I can see why the Claudia wants to pick us up, but wouldn't that make us easier to find?"
"What do you mean by that, Urala?
"Well, we're really close to where we got caught, so it would be easy for them to catch us again if they learned that we were here, right?
Hans shook his head in confusion. "I can see where your logic comes from, but what's wrong with the Claudia?"
Gilder slammed his fist on the table when he realized what Urala meant. "They know what my ship looks like. If they catch sight of it once they realize that we're gone, they won't hesitate to shoot it down and take all who are on board prisoner. Unfortunately, we have no way of contacting the Claudia, because Willy is exhausted."
*On an unknown ship*
"Captain, the prisoners have escaped!"
"What?! How?!"
"I-I'm sorry, sir. I-I'm not quite sure how."
"You were supposed to keep a tight watch over the entrance to the corridors containing prison cells!"
"Nobody came through the entrance, and all of the lifeboats are accounted for."
"And the air vent? Was the cover locked?
The warrior gulped.
"I'll take that as a 'no'. If you see the Claudia, fire at it and take everyone on board prisoner."
"The Claudia might not-"
"SILENCE! There are no other ships that could have managed to get away so quickly!"
The other captain came onto the bridge, looking downright pleased with himself. "The Claudia has been spotted in the clouds on the port side!"
The older one smiled, and said, "Fire at will."
*The Claudia*
"Emergency!"
"Orlando? What's going on?"
The lookout turned to Elijah and said, "The ship from Gilder's letter is coming right towards us, and there's no way that we'll be able to escape. That monstrosity is faster than the Claudia."
"...Shit."
Two cannonballs came streaking through the sky, easily piercing the Claudia's hull. The ship was now right on top of them, and several people dressed in black jumped onto the ship, knocking Gilder's crew unconscious and bringing them aboard the huge ship. The Claudia was left to sink, and her smoking remains landed atop the pirate's grave.
"Hans, Gilder, wake up! Willy's back!"
Hans got out of bed without complaint, but Gilder put a pillow over his head. Upon seeing this, the cook rolled her eyes, took the pillow and hit Gilder with it.
"Nghhh... Who cares about the dumb parrot?"
"He'll have responses to your messages." Still grumbling, the blue rogue got out of bed and opened a window to let Willy in.
"Enrique thanks you for the message and prays for your safety, the Claudia's coming to pick you three up, and Vyse is going to try to catch a glimpse of the huge ship to see what we're up against, squawk!"
"Thanks, Willy. You should rest now." The parrot flew out the window and perched on a nearby tree, promptly falling asleep.
"Gilder? Are you sure that Vyse won't get caught by that ship if he goes looking for it?"
"No, Hans. I'm not. Then again, Vyse was always able to pull himself out of crazy situations one way or another."
"I believe that you were the one who pulled him out of the grand fortress incident?"
"That's why I said 'One way or another'"
"Um, I can see why the Claudia wants to pick us up, but wouldn't that make us easier to find?"
"What do you mean by that, Urala?
"Well, we're really close to where we got caught, so it would be easy for them to catch us again if they learned that we were here, right?
Hans shook his head in confusion. "I can see where your logic comes from, but what's wrong with the Claudia?"
Gilder slammed his fist on the table when he realized what Urala meant. "They know what my ship looks like. If they catch sight of it once they realize that we're gone, they won't hesitate to shoot it down and take all who are on board prisoner. Unfortunately, we have no way of contacting the Claudia, because Willy is exhausted."
*On an unknown ship*
"Captain, the prisoners have escaped!"
"What?! How?!"
"I-I'm sorry, sir. I-I'm not quite sure how."
"You were supposed to keep a tight watch over the entrance to the corridors containing prison cells!"
"Nobody came through the entrance, and all of the lifeboats are accounted for."
"And the air vent? Was the cover locked?
The warrior gulped.
"I'll take that as a 'no'. If you see the Claudia, fire at it and take everyone on board prisoner."
"The Claudia might not-"
"SILENCE! There are no other ships that could have managed to get away so quickly!"
The other captain came onto the bridge, looking downright pleased with himself. "The Claudia has been spotted in the clouds on the port side!"
The older one smiled, and said, "Fire at will."
*The Claudia*
"Emergency!"
"Orlando? What's going on?"
The lookout turned to Elijah and said, "The ship from Gilder's letter is coming right towards us, and there's no way that we'll be able to escape. That monstrosity is faster than the Claudia."
"...Shit."
Two cannonballs came streaking through the sky, easily piercing the Claudia's hull. The ship was now right on top of them, and several people dressed in black jumped onto the ship, knocking Gilder's crew unconscious and bringing them aboard the huge ship. The Claudia was left to sink, and her smoking remains landed atop the pirate's grave.