"Ronan, tell us more about that Wizard captain of yours, will ya?"
"Yeah, Ronan. Last time you left here, you said you were headed for the Northern Sea Region to find Bannings Island, the one free from the red moon's pollution. How'd you end up as the Second Officer on someone else's ship so soon after setting out?"
"Just the Second Officer? Not even the First Officer… Hey? So who *is* the First Officer on your ship?"
Ronan shot a sideways glance at the others and scoffed, "Don't ask. I'm not talking about the Captain or the First Officer!"
'Of course, he couldn't tell them he'd been hijacked by Wei'en.'
'Otherwise, they'd laugh him to death.'
'And he *definitely* couldn't talk about that beautiful First Officer.'
'If these guys blabbed, based on what he'd observed of the Captain lately, he'd probably be strung up on the mast and flogged.'
"Let's drink!"
"Cheers!" The other two pirates followed suit, raising their beer mugs.
