Chapter Forty.
Morning came with a thin mist that crept over the ocean’s surface, bringing with it the rising sun and the warmth of daylight. I breathed in the cool air, not having slept much the night prior since I had been too upset to do anything other than stare. Caleb still refused to speak to me, having completely ignored me when I tried. He had rammed his shoulder into mine and headed to the Captain’s quarters, slamming the door shut behind him and leaving me to the cold of the night with only a blanket Rebecca had offered me as a form of comfort to keep me warm, not that the chilling air bothered me. All was silent, no birds screeching overhead, no Al that would curse at them, no crewmen to shout orders and no pirate Captain to command them. It was only the steady beating of my heart in my ears a
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