"When we return, if you fellows go out again, be sure to call me along!"
"Sure, Brother Bruno, as soon as you marry my sister, we'll be family. Then we can seek fortune together with the local tribes!" Paulo gave Bruno a brotherly hug.
"It's all in service to the Lord. May the merciful Holy Mother protect us!" Bruno made the sign of the cross again.
After discussing their plans for wealth, the atmosphere between them markedly warmed.
Bruno remembered something he had witnessed in the Capital City and decided to share it with his future brother-in-law.
"Some time ago, there was a gathering of foreigners near Sintra Palace."
&"Some time ago? The old king died, and a new king ascended the throne, right!" Paulo thought for a moment, recalling what other sailors had mentioned.