Skylar shot me a dark look, as though she was annoyed by what I had said. Well, I had only told her the truth. It was true that she could leave us if she wanted to. Even though I did think that having Skylar around was going to be useful since she knew a little more about the native tribes than we did, I decided to make my position clear.
"You know, our entire relationship has been transactional so far. We were important and useful to you because we could tell you how to get Captain Blackbeard's treasure without going mad, thanks to the curse he put on everything. After that, we were useful because we could show you where the Figs of Vigor were. You and I are a little like the pirates you had under your command—they obeyed you since they signed contracts to work under you, and you treated
