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Chapter Seventy
Dark Sails
“It’s a schooner with darkened sails,” Conal said. “Although they fly no flag, I’d bet my last pint of grog that it’s the Dragon.”
Keelan caught her breath and gripped the rail until her knuckles stretched thin and white. Gampo! Why did he come after the Seeker? Did Orvis or the other pirates find a way to signal them? Her heart stuttered. Or had Gampo known all along she’d been aboard?
“Aye, it looks to be her,” Landon responded, his mouth set in a grim line. He snapped the glass shut. “We’re heavy with cargo. However, they approach leeward, probably returning from following the Desire to Harbour Town. They must have discovered Keelan wasn’t on her. We make the port in less than a day. I suggest we start with half the water barrels since we can replace t
