On my cabin cctv, I watch the progress of the battle. I stare with horror as I see Flanagan behead two people.
Who is this man?
I feel contempt and rage for him. After what they did to me, I shouldn’t be shocked, but I am. And I give myself a silent warning: I must never, ever, trust these evil bastards. Flanagan and his pirates are strangers to humanity; they have embraced a creed of total ruthlessness.
I hate them, and I fear them.
I am afraid.
Flanagan
“You’re very quiet, Lena.”
“I’m savouring my food.”
“It’s fresh foie gras. We found a case of it in the cargo hold.”
“You killed all those people. For foie gras?”
“It’s a Corporation merchant ship. It’s fair game. Don’t glare at me like that, Lena, it’s…”
“Whatever you say, Captain Flanagan. There, I’m looking at you nicely now.”
“You hate me, don’t you?”
“For what you have done, you have forfeited your right to life.”
“Ah, phooey.”
She eats. I hide my grin.
Yes, I’m a barbarian. At least she knows now.
Alby
We are clossse to my home. My flame burnsss brighter.