Chapter 19: Unwelcome GuestsEllice removed her hand from Gordon's mouth. Everyone on deck stood motionless in the dark, listening for any movement on the water. Ellice and Aline had their knives drawn. Gordon slowly drew his curved blade, careful to not make a sound.
The drums had intensified and then abruptly stopped, which amplified the silence, broken only by the sounds of the water lapping against the ship. A torch blazed just feet from their ship, and the silence was finally broken by the sound of metal on wood. The hooks bit deep into their ship's railing. The ropes attached to the large metal hooks tightened, and the spikes dug into the side of Harlow's ship until the ships were nearly touching. The Sea Lords were coming aboard.
Ellice, Aline, and Gordon rushed to Harlow's side, b
