She was a lovely Spanish galleon. When she sighted us, she ran. Well, she tried to, but she was so heavy she could barely move, making her an easy catch.
Cap’n Toby told the crew of the Spanish galleon to stand down, that we only wanted the goods; they could keep the ship and their lives. They hardly fought. Actually, it was kind of disappointing.
After we got all the gold and spices on board our ship, we let the other ship go on her way, but not before throwing their cannon's overboard.
Toby had a party to congratulate us on the catch. It was a grand event. Eating, singing, dancing, and of course the rum flowed, as it should during a carousing revelry.
He even took me out of his cabin and set me up behind the wheelhouse.
The music flowed through me. I wished I were human so I could d
