None of us could have predicted that Skylar's men would have chosen to betray her and take up with Hans Jameson, of all people, instead of remaining loyal to her. I had been under the impression that Hans had been relying on them, instead of the other way round, and had underestimated just how cunning he was entirely. Perhaps it would now be my downfall.
Perhaps it really would be our downfall, not just mine. The four pirates still had their guns trained on Euphie, Elsa, Yvonne, and I, and I could see from their calm expressions that they had decided to switch their allegiance entirely. f*****g Hans, I thought bitterly. They'll kill Skylar too, if Hans or Francis orders them to shoot us, and they won't even think twice about it. Only Brand seems to be remotely loyal to Skylar now.
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