The pirates were quiet as they waited for her. Ilona hadn't expected to see so many. Her entire crew was present, even Pierce, as well as a portion of Lucas's.
"Are you sure you won't need your men?" she asked her half-brother, "What if you need to sail?"
Lucas smirked, "There will always be plenty of pirates around waiting for a chance to get back to the sea. Right now, you need my men more than I do."
Sam Thatch stepped forward from the crowd, holding the reins for his horse in one hand and the reins of Ilona's mare in the other. She took them and thanked him, looking over to see Nick and Jamie both climbing into the saddles of their horses.
