"Pardon?" Avy blurted out with undisguised disbelief. She had mentally prepared herself for all kinds of scenarios, but certainly not surrender.
The officers and soldiers present did not show the slightest excitement when they heard the infamous pirate say these words either. Quite the contrary.What a joke! A Fluid Master, even handcuffed and tied up, could probably play them all to death.
Such a surrender had no legitimacy. It could just be a simple ploy to put their suspicions to sleep. Once escorted to his cell and their vigilance lowered, he would be able to wreak havoc on the Titan Pearl without them being able to do anything to stop him.
Of course, it was only the world' s natives who plagued their minds in this way. To Jake and the other Players, Emiwan Gimak was just a badass pirate. Heck! Many Players even hoped that his arrival would trigger a new Side Mission.
Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed. Their bracelets remained painfully silent the whole time.
The week's break gave me some ideas for this Ordeal and it forced me to edit a few chapters I had already written.
Hard to tell what you think of this Ordeal at the moment, but I can already say with confidence that it should not last as long as the second Ordeal. Many characters, but they won't be as scattered as with the huge island of the previous Ordeal.