Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper

Author:Justin Somper
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: JUV000000
ISBN: 9780316041904
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2008-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

. . . they say that the captain, he wears a veil

And his eyes never see the light . . .

It was strange to hear the words in the captain’s rich, resonant whisper.

“I dispensed with the veil some years ago. I find this mask more . . . practical.”

The back of the captain’s head was closely shaven and Grace could see that far from being deathly pale, his skin was a deep brown color. The mask was fastened by three leather straps: two extending from each ear to the center; the third reaching down over the crown of his head. The three straps met in a buckle, shaped like a pair of silver wings, in the center of his head.

“But why . . . why do you cover your face at all?” Grace asked.

The query slipped from her mouth instinctively. In the silence that followed, she began to regret the question and to fear the coming whisper.

“Why do you think?”

The obvious answer lay in the shanty.

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