Seline's lifeless body lay sprawled on the ground alongside the corpses of the two pirates. Marcus's body trembled, and with each glance at Damian, a shiver ran down his spine. Damian possessed a power Marcus had never witnessed before, and the thought of meeting the same fate as Seline terrified him.
"Do you still want to go?" Damian asked, his voice tinged with urgency, as he pried open the iron safes and swiftly collected the stolen riches, stuffing them into a weathered leather sack he had discovered in the captain's chambers.
"Of course I do!" Marcus replied, his voice filled with determination. "Let's make our escape before the captain returns."
Once the leather sack was filled to the brim, Damian set his sights on the secret passage, rumored to be hidden behind a painting.
"Indeed, it's here. I never thought she was telling the truth," Damian remarked, a mix of surprise and satisfaction in his voice.
