Stowaway Slaves by David Grimstone

Author:David Grimstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2010-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

“Leave him there,” Olu whispered as he and Decimus deposited their victim behind an untidy heap of tangled fishing nets. “With any luck, they won’t find him until morning.”

Decimus nodded, returning his attention to the ships in the harbor.

“The third ship,” he said. “That’s the one we need to get on. I was watching them all from the temple garden, and the others have skeleton crews still manning them. I haven’t seen any movement on the third one at all.”

“What type of ship is it?” Olu wondered aloud, squinting at the distant shape. “I’m useless at ships. Don’t know the first thing about them.”

“Me neither,” Decimus admitted. “But it doesn’t really matter—the only thing that matters is whether or not we get discovered on board. So let’s find ourselves a good hiding place.”

“You can try, boys,” said a voice behind them. “But not before we’ve handed you in to the guards and made some nice Denarii.”

Decimus and Olu both turned very slowly, but they couldn’t see anyone around them. A grim silence settled in the shadows as the two slaves looked left and right, down at their feet and, finally, up at the ship that was outlined above them. Unfortunately, they saw the two smiling pirates leaning over the deck of the ship too late to avoid the net that was quickly dropped on top of them.

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