Chapter 16: Slaves or DeadThe wind was high, whipping the hair around Gordon's face. His mother was right that it was getting too long, but at that moment he didn't care. All he could do was smile. Aside from being on one ship that sunk out from under him, Gordon decided he loved the sea. The sun had been under the water for hours and the deck was alive with games.
The lanterns gently swung, lighting men playing king's dice, another group was huddled around a game of cards. Everywhere there was music. A group had formed that played tunes Gordon had never heard. The sailors turned and danced as musicians blew on their wooden pipes and others strummed their strings. Gordon wandered from group to group, smiling at all of it.
He went toward the back of the ship where his mother and Aline ten
