At that moment it had seemed impossible things could get worse, but they soon did. It wasn’t just Drake’s crew who were now tied to the hellship and under his control. It was the Dark Acolytes on their hundreds of ships too!
The only slight spark in the darkness was that the children were too young to have been bound to the hellship. They’d been so heavily knocked out that they’d been closer to comatose than unconscious. At least they would be able to leave the Dagger… as long as Drake didn’t take too long making it happen.
The Azimuth viewed the Dark Acolytes and their ships as a gift to Drake, an armada he could use to impose his will on all he met. A force to ensure he’d never have anything to fear from any but the largest hostile fleets and with which he could destroy any other
