Blood and Honor – A Desperate Bargain10,730 Words
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