"We've found out that the council took all the boats on the island away days ago, and now the peasants don't even have large planks of wood," Gold brought back the bad news.
The Vineta Remnants, having escaped the dragnet, transformed themselves into pirates, never stopping as they skirted the harbor and moved eastward, with Winters even sending Gold into Red Sulfur Harbor to risk his neck for a bit of money.
Most of the enemy were searching for Venetians in the southwest of the island, while Winters's group had already reached the east side. The situation was temporarily safe, but the next step was to figure out a way to get a small boat to sea.
Stroking the stubble on his chin, Bard mused, "As expected, the Red Sulfur Island council has gone to great lengths to prepare such a gift, they certainly didn't want to let any word slip out. Even if some islanders have hidden boats, they absolutely wouldn't hand them over."