CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Luckily for Beams, Sonny and his crew did not argue with him about his plan. As soon as Beams informed Sonny that he would need cannons, the captain of the ship immediately began barking at crew members to find all the cannons they could and bring them to the side of the ship facing the whirlpool. Beams was amazed at how quickly and efficiently the sailors and seamen brought all of the cannons over to the right side of the ship, filling them with cannon balls and gunpowder despite the torrential downpour. It was even more amazing when Beams realized how panicky the sailors had been just a few minutes ago.
I’m glad they’re on my side, Beams thought, watching the sailors as they aimed the cannons at the whirlpool with expert skill, though if this plan doesn’t work, the
