Chapter 140

• “Lieutenant,” Andreas called as he lightly jogged over towards Stephan. From the corner of his eyes, Stephan noticed him shoving a piece of paper inside his pants pocket. Judging from the color of the paper, it was probably the letter from His Lordship. “I rushed over, thinking you had already left,” he panted. Looking around the harbour, he smiled, “Looks like I was right on time.”
• Stephan squinted his eyes as he suspiciously scanned the cheerful boy before him. After dropping him off at the harbour, he had been so occupied with the weapons and now the new ship that he had forgotten about this little boy.
• “What did the letter say?”