Several months had passed since Carl had fallen into the river at Fallen Eagle Cliff, got himself washed down into Philigia and then moved to the Sakir Kingdom. During this time, he had been very worried about Melissa.
When he heard from Dennis that the young countess was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief. After casually asking about a few more things, he dismissed Dennis as the merchants continued on their way.
A guard came up to Carl and asked, "Sir, we've captured several pirates. What do you want to do with them?"
"Feed them to the sharks," said Carl without hesitation. He had no sympathy for these pirates.
"Yes, sir!" The guard ran off to carry out his orders.
After Carl returned to the ship, Hervor stared at him very strangely. She stared at him so hard that the young
