When the Wind Is Southerly

King Hamlet told his son to keep the amulet safe. It would ward off misfortune, he said.

King Hamlet was dead, and in his writings the prince found its true origins. He carried it with him wherever he went -- it was one of the few mementos of his father that remained untainted by Claudius.

Hamlet knew why the pirates attacked his ship, as he and his schoolfriends travelled to England. He had seen more terrifying things than the undead captain and ghostly crew.

"I give it to you freely," he said, "if I may sail with you where you go."