The Voyage Home

Edwin bowed, and taking note of a lack of available chairs, opted to sit atop a chest.

"You have my thanks, Captain Miller." Edwin said, breathing slowly.

"Think nothing of it, Sir Waters." Miller answered. "We've been paid quite generously for this."

"Amy what did you promise them?" Edwin asked, to which Amy shook her head.

"It wasn't me. Sirene Ignitis caught wind of my charade and chartered the ship for a decade. I'm actually glad she did, as I didn't want to go to the Navy."

"Charade?" Robson asked. "Seemed pretty sincere to me."

"Make no mistake Robson, I love Edwin. The charade part was not simply reporting the loss of the Poison Dawn to the Imperial Navy. I could have had the entire home fleet searching the Morinder."