Lorcan was tired of sitting in his cabin. Boredom and loneliness were beginning to overwhelm him. When darkness finally came, Lorcan left his room and began walking down the hall. On his way he passed a bulletin board. Since he didn't really know where he was going or what he would do when he got there, he decided to read the many colorful flyers hanging on the board. There were a few flyers for lost swords, one advertising a captain's race, and a couple of academy schedules. Then one flyer caught his eye:
Recruits needed
Come be a member of the Tiger
Already a pirate legend
Contact Cheng Li
Rom 815
Lorcan's opportunity had arrived.
The next day Lorcan stood in a line up with about 20 other pirates. Cheng Li walked up and down the line, carefully inspecting each applicant for her crew and occasionally asking some of them to perform small tasks to see if they were useful. Lorcan hoped he would be chosen, because if he wasn't, he couldn't carry out his mission. As he stood silently, he scanned Cheng Li's current crew members. None of them were familiar, but then his eyes made contact with a pair of emerald green eyes. Connor Tempest. In the back of his mind he had always known that Connor was part of this crew, but it hadn't really registered until now. He and Connor had only met three or four times before, but Connor would definitely recognize him if his disguise wasn't good enough. He quickly averted his gaze to avoid making eye contact.
"I have made my decisions," Cheng Li suddenly said, "It was definitely a difficult decision, but after due consideration I have chosen ten of you. If you hear your name please come forward. Jack Russel, George Anerton…"she continued to announce and ended with, "Emily Lowe, and last, but not least Lance Furnray." At first Lorcan didn't notice, but then he remembered that he had assumed the name of Lance Furnray and he sighed with relief.