Chapter 13. Captain Kin The pirate waved a lace handkerchief toward the guns and answered, “Have a seat or I’ll blow your heads off. Please, make yourselves comfortable.” He waved the handkerchief toward a gaudy couch and matching coffee table. Sam and Bobbie Bear shot Randolph a dirty look, as if to say, “See all the trouble you’ve gotten us into!” The three friends realized they didn’t have much choice, so they sat on the couch, but on the edge, ready to run. Sam looked around at the huge, complex cave made of sharp-edged stones that were either very dark or very light. A stream bounded through the cave with untamed energy, and many passageways led off from the main chamber. A grand palace near the cave’s wharf dominated the cavern. The palace’s walls of finely crafted marble gave off

