Roger leaned closer and took her hand in his. "Yes, what happened? You can tell us captain. You are amongst friends here." The governess nodded. "It is true."

What ever happened must have been terrible, to kill everyone except for the captain and her ship. He knew that she had been a prisoner of pirates. Where was her ship then? Surely it was lost, stolen, by now. Never the less, he wanted to know. If it was anywhere near Port Royal he could start to investigate these matters more closely.