Pirates of the Caribbean

The Caribbean sun was a blistering, indifferent witness to the death of the HMS Dauntless. The once-majestic ship of the line groaned, a deep, structural sound of agony that vibrated through the soles of Commodore James Norrington’s boots. The mainmast was a jagged stump, the rigging a spiderweb of charred hemp, and the deck was … Read more

The Caribbean sun beat down mercilessly on the listing deck of the HMS Dauntless as Commodore James Norrington watched his flagship die. Water poured through the gaping hole in her hull—a parting gift from the pirate vessel they’d sent to the bottom not an hour past. A pyrrhic victory, he thought bitterly. The kind that … Read more