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A noise worked up his throat; he probably felt exactly what I wanted to do. He went to the railing, staring back to the dock at the people lined up at it, tapping his chest for each one of them.

“Wait…” He paused, his eyes going big. “Where’s Sprig?”

“Get out! That honey hollandaise sauce is for the chicken. Get out of the bowl!” Zidane’s voice bellowed from below.

“Oh, fuck.” Croygen’s head dropped.

“Now your fur is in the sauce, monkey.”

“How dare you address me by a common name. You refer to me as your Superior Highness, Super-Mega-Sprite, the Divine Deity, Monkey God King!”

“The mega is new.” I grinned at Croygen, elbowing him.

“Not too late to turn back.” He nodded at the shore. “Toss him overboard.”

“What would be the fun in that?” I shrugged one shoulder.

We both knew Zoey or Ryker could use their Wanderer power and jump and get him anytime.

Croygen’s fingers wrapped around my arm, pulling me into him with intensity. “Under this flag, we will sail together,Katze.” He held my face. “The sea is our empire… take what you can.”

“Give nothing back,” I whispered hoarsely, finishing the sentence before our mouths crashed together hungrily, sealing our declaration with desire, an unvoiced promise.

There was a ship and a sword out there we needed to get back. We were not the people who forgot. Who let bygones be bygones. No. We sought revenge, battled with vengeance, killed with cruelty, and fucked in their blood.

Together, we would ride the seas and seek those who had betrayed us.

A crew, a ship, and a sword in a fae lord’s hands.

Our adventures were just beginning. And those who crossed us were going to learn.

Dead men tell no tales…

The End