“Adella peered over the taffrail at the barque in their wake. It seemed to be gaining on them. Even in the dismal light of the squall, she could make out the red and black stripes of the sails. Declan’s ship, she reminded herself, trying to quiet the panic that rose within her. She tried not to think about the fact that he didn’t know she was on board. She turned the writing box over in her hand absent-mindedly. Even if he saw me, she thought, he would probably not even recognize me. She would be just one more Sornian servant to him, and to his men. But what if he did recognize me? she wondered. Would it matter? He's a reaver, a criminal... A murderer. Adella let out a long breath. No, she couldn't take that chance. She didn't know him anymore. ” FantasyPiratesPirate Fantasy Author:A. M. Portman