[b]"Aye Cap'n."[/b] Daniel agreed. He hardly watched her leave for the stern of the boat where the helm sat. Avery's craft had a mighty fine rudder and was built to easily cut through the water. She was definitely not weighted down to heavily with various kinds of cannons or guns. 

[b]"Step lively men! see that anything that we can afford to loose is lost."[/b] He bellowed, his chest expanding to a greater degree than one would have expected. The men having heard Avery's command to Daniel responded with a quickness that almost matched that of the old crew he had traveled with.

[b]"Be that her steel?" [/b]he asked Iris, already having noted that the blade she carried with her was somewhat simple for a captain. [b]"Or another element o' bad fortune?"[/b]