Chapter 20, Captain Dusty:
Dusty never cared for making his money on the land. He much preferred sailing the cracks, looking for easy prey: traders willing to give up their cargo in exchange for their lives.
Once the wagons full of captives were turned over to the slaver ships, Dusty ordered his crew to set a course for Freeport. Every free captain's homeport.
Sailors on the cracks had a long history of rumors and superstitions running their day-to-day lives. They would stand around the water barrel during breaks, passing along stories as gospel, swearing to the crazy b***h Sinead everything they heard was true. A few might even call on Harper to send bad luck their way if they lied. Raiders were never meant to be religious, it didn’t fit their lifestyle.
The wharf rats that circulated
