Ethan jerked his spear out, turning to see how the other were doing...
And barely missed having his head cut off.
Another pirate had run up the stairs to the quarterdeck and aimed a s***h at him. Ethan dived backwards to avoid it. The pirate advanced and Ethan would've died right there if Alana hadn't put an arrow through the pirate's head a moment before his blade would've run Ethan through.
He had just enough time to glance around at the situation. Anthiel and the two crewmen had already dispatched their opponents and were fighting a pitched battle for the one of the two staircases either side of the quarterdeck that led down to the main deck. Alana had almost emptied her quiver and the scattered pirates with arrows sticking out of them testified to her effectiveness.
"Ethan, protect
