The pirates' ships loomed on both sides of them, flanking their own and making sure they had no escape except for the water churning beneath them.
" Shouldn't you be below as well?" Aladdin asked as he looked down at the boy standing beside him, grabbing the hilt of his dagger tightly.
" Probably, yeah. I wish I were… but…" his eyes narrowed, trying to find strength in his own conviction behind traveling that far. " This ship is my only way to get to Zarqa. I need to fight to keep it safe, too."
" Hm," the man scratched his chin as he pondered his words and smirked in satisfaction. " I don't dislike that one bit. It's making my heart race. It's good to be young."
Ali Baba gave him an annoyed look. " I don't know what you're thinking of, but it's definitely not that."
