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The deck of the Red Hood shuddered beneath the chaos of battle. I moved through the fray, my gaze sweeping the tumult until it locked onto our prize—the enemy prince, bound tight against the mainmast. My brother Dick, first mate, stepped close and shoved a heavy blade into my grip, his voice a low warning in my ear: guard the captive. As he faded into the ship’s shadows, I remained, the knife a cold weight in my hand, watching the prisoner with a predator’s still intensity.