Dante has Engine by his side at the helm, watching the crew working. He had gotten a note from Avery about the new crew member and saw him and came down to meet him. 

He held out his hand and said “Names Dante. Captain explained the new orders for ya. She wants you to work with the weapons master and my new order is you are going to be the captains bodyguard. She’s had three attempts on her life in two weeks and last time we were too slow. When your not working in the weapons shop you are to be with the captain. Understood?”

Avery was back to working on charts at the huge table in the middle of her cabin. She coughed hard suddenly, her eyes looking dull with dark shadows. She heard a dark chuckle from behind her and she closed her eyes. “Shut up you...I’m busy...”