Literature
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Origin Stories
“Sail, ho!” came the shout from the masthead. “Fine on the larboard bow!”
The first lieutenant was at the weather rail in a second, telescope already trained on the distant horizon, where he could just make out the rake of the distant masts. Technically, it was the second lieutenant’s watch,
but he was currently entangled in a tricky bit of rigging while the midshipmen laughed at him, so he was a bit preoccupied.
The first lieutenant looked hard at the faraway ship for a few minutes, trying to work out what she might be - or whom she might belong to. Her sails were distinguishable now, but ther