Bab 497: Volume Eleven: Shrouded in Fog and Smoke Chapter Nine: Journey

Komer was moved by Hayreddin's frankness. After all, such matters should be considered true secrets. Having a secret agreement with the preeminent pirate leader of the Nether Sea would indeed cause great ripples if word got out to those with ulterior motives. Yet, it seemed that Komer didn't take this issue to heart—perhaps out of trust in Hayreddin, or maybe because he truly feared no one knowing about it.

"Your baron, although the Gray Skull is contending with the Red-haired Witch for supremacy in the North Mediterranean, the Southern Nether Sea is still their stronghold. I think they would be vigilant towards the Homer Navy. Mattdam is not too far from Rhode Island. If the Homer Navy Fleet really extends their reach to Mattdam, I believe the Gray Skull will not remain indifferent. Sir, if you negotiate carefully with Gote, I'm sure he will share this view," Hayreddin persisted with his opinion.