Cutlass (Cutlass Series) by Nixon Ashley

Author:Nixon, Ashley [Nixon, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Pirate, Barren Reed, Larkin Lee
Publisher: StarSeed Press
Published: 2014-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

Barren sat on the steps of the ship while Leaf bandaged his fingers and stitched the cut on his arm. Behind them, Conn was fading into the background. Cove paced before them, and Alex was nearby. He kept looking back at Conn, a troubled expression marring his wrinkled brow. Natherious and Datherious stood with their arms crossed, waiting to hear their next move. Larkin had hurried to the hatch once they were all onboard, and had not yet returned.

“Just for once, couldn’t you have considered the importance of this mission over your own wish for revenge?” asked Leaf.

“Part of this was about stopping William,” Barren argued. “And I’m not some lap dog for the king. I’m a pirate. I’m free to do as I please.”

“The fact that you are free to do as you please has nothing to do with what is best for our situation. William knows you’re after the bloodstone now. We will have to move fast.”

“His injuries will delay him,” Barren argued. “And the knowledge of Larkin’s survival may work against him.”

“At this point, Larkin’s survival will only work against her. She saved your life. There’s little explanation on her part for that,” said Cove. “The public will see it as her siding with you.”

“Her father can buy back her reputation, just as he bought William’s position in government,” Barren replied. “I’m not worried about her.”

Leaf’s hand met the back of Barren’s head with a smack. “Ouch! Why’d you do that?” Now Barren had an aching arm, shoulder, and head. He was never going to feel better.

“She sacrificed her reputation to save your life, the least you could do is have some care about her well-being.”

That was the hard part. Larkin was his prisoner, the only care he needed to have about her well-being was designated by the guidelines of the code, which only included harm to her physical person.

“Be a little more compassionate, Barren,” Cove urged. “She’s not as horrible as you make her seem.”

“In case you hadn’t noticed, Larkin Lee can’t stand to see anyone hurt. She didn’t save my life out of loyalty to me.”

“Well, just in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s about morality, not loyalty, for Larkin.”

Barren rolled his eyes. “Can we focus on the more pressing issue at hand? If William was not the one who took Devon Kennings from Conn, who did?”

“Well, either ‘is past is comin’ back ta ‘aunt ‘em,” said Alex. “Or someone else is after tha stone.”

“If Devon wouldn’t give those soldiers information when they came for him, then they probably felt they could torture it out of him,” said Leaf. “That’s what they do in Estrellas.”

“So what do we do now?”

“There’re no others we can turn to for ‘elp now,” said Alex. “The others are dead.”

“We’ll have to go to Estrellas then,” said Barren.

“Estrellas is a dangerous place, Barren,” said Leaf. “You’d do well to stay away from there.”

Suddenly, the Elf looked his age—his eyes seemed heavy as he knitted his brows together, and the corners of his mouth turned downward deeply.

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