My heart kept on pounding as we took our steps towards the last lair! The rest of the pirates were prepared to retaliate against any form of attack that we might experience. They covered their ears with rubber plugs that Gondro quickly constructed. Qara made it clear that she will only protect me and not them because of the agreement.
"We do not need your protection," Lowen muttered as he put the rubber earplugs in.
Qara kept on taunting how useless the pirates were but the latter were adamant in just ignoring her, plus the earplugs helped. They could not hear her so they just followed her quietly. I turned to them worriedly but they gave me an approving smile. Still, I could tell that they were anxious about what would happen next. Jacob is with the queen. If he is under her control then that means he will be a dangerous enemy.
