Chapter 278: Rats

"Does this mean that Artemus has gone rogue?" Syryn asked. 

Rowan was writing down a message that was going straight to the Sanguine HQ.

"I don't know yet," he replied. "Let's wait and see."

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The next day, Rowan paid and dismissed the crew he had hired for Syryn's rescue. Having the ship stay around wasn't just a drain on his funds, it was also a disaster waiting to happen. If a war was starting then the foreign looking ship would be hit first by the rioters. In any case, Rowan could hijack any one of the pirate ships that was anchored at Coop. He owed it to Artemus to stay behind and keep an eye on the activity at Coop. The blond was puzzled by his friend's decision to seek revenge against Bella. There was something deeper to the situation that he wasn't seeing. And if Artemus wasn't volunteering the information then Rowan would just stay and find out for himself.