Flowers Vs. Zombies (Book 6) Native by Perrin Briar

Author:Perrin Briar [Briar, Perrin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-11-09T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

THE NEXT DAY, the island was still just about in view, which was fortunate as they needed to know which direction to head in. The crew were still recovering from the previous night’s antics, but were in high spirits upon realizing it hadn’t just been a dream. The captain was dead and they were free.

The first thing they did was to cut down the three undead bodies that hung from the main sail by their necks and dump them over the side. They hardly needed reminding the world had gone to pot.

Jenny told the crew their plan to sail to Chucerne. From there, they could either come with them and join the town, or they could take The Red Flag and go wherever they wanted. It was a challenge that was eagerly taken up by the crew, especially since they were given the choice. They felt they had some control over their destiny.

The crew were on their very best behavior and did not put a foot out of line. They risked facing not only Manuel, but Jenny too. She was every bit as harsh as Ching Shih had been, but with a streak of fairness that could not be understated.

The boat trip was long but not unpleasant. It even came with quality healthcare. Many of the crew had serious injuries. The crew were very respectful. Many of them didn’t get such good care in the old world, never mind the new.

As they sailed, they passed what remained of the old world, most of it Bill didn’t even have a name for. Soon, they would pass, forgotten. Much of it was destroyed and broken, probably never to be seen again. And here they were, a chip of life floating through it.

Weather was good and there was no end in sight to the near constant sun they experienced. There was occasional rain, and the waves grew big and scary, but the sailors were at ease with it, and continued on their voyage without stopping. As they had a skeleton crew, not needing superior numbers for fighting, it was easier to feed them with what they caught at sea. No need to stop, no need to pillage.

According to Jenny, the atmosphere was a lot friendlier than when Captain Shih was at the helm. The crew talked to each other now, and though there were disagreements and arguments, they never descended into violence. Bill even got to know some of the crew, their background and where they came from, their past, their history. Before, they had just been another slave for Shih’s sea bound army. Now, they were free.

They saw the smoking remains of a hundred cities as they made their way around the coastline of Indonesia, India, and Africa. It took months. The family developed bronze tanned skin and had grown closer to every member of the crew. Even Jenny had learned to relax, warming to them. And they weren’t the only things she had warmed to.

It never escaped a parent’s attention when someone was interested in their children.

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