Are the pirates finally coming? Carl looked around and noticed that Ralph, Milton, and the other knights were hiding nearby, rubbing their palms and waiting excitedly.
Time ticked by slowly. The night winds blew wildly, causing a thick layer of dark clouds to cover the blood red moon.
“They’re here!” Melissa’s eyes lit up as she looked at the horizon joined with the vast ocean.
Carl instinctively stroked the snake around his wrist and saw what Melissa was looking at. A few black dots had appeared on the horizon, getting bigger and bigger by the second. From the rate of their growth, it was clear that the speed at which they traveled was great, and they were headed straight for the port.
In no time, several terrifyingly-looking pirate ships arrived at the port. There was a loud booming
