By the time the bell rang to announce dinner, Ilona hadn't managed to write more than a few things on her list of supplies. She sat at the table in her room, staring out the window and thinking about what she'd told her brother.
It had been true. She was going to offer herself as a replacement for Isaac and Willow. She was hoping that, along with all the gold and treasure she could manage to gather, would be enough to convince the King to take her trade.
Having a pirate Captain under his command could be advantageous for him. He could give Ilona a ship and a crew and set her about pirating for his country and his people. She had relationships formed with traders in other lands that could be good for The Red Lands. They could bring back treasures, unlike anything the people of The Red Lands had ever seen.
Of course, he might not want to do anything like that.
