Zhang Heng looked at Billy, not expecting to see another person on board Jackdaw when he returned.
The helmsman shrugged. "It wasn't my idea. She wanted to come back. It was her decision."
Leah held her luggage with both hands, and requested politely, "Can you please take me in? I can do lots of things."
"I could do that, but why didn't you leave with your people? You fought so hard to escape that manor. Wasn't it so you could live a life of freedom?"
"I… I respected Laeli very much. He united us in our most difficult time and led us out of a miserable life. He's surely a better chief than his father but I don't agree with him on some things. I don't think the deserted islands are a way out for my people."
"Hmm?" Zhang Heng cocked his eyebrow.
