Hire a crew.Īnd if it were a trap, he’d get to fight. With all that gold, he could make The Ark Angel a ship worthy of her name. He hummed and tapped on the aging wood of his desk. He’d have time to make his current delivery. It was barely a day’s trip from where he was.
He recognized the Bay of Acorn- had traveled past it every time he had to stop in the capital. He leaned forward again and turned the paper over, finding a basic map scribbled on the back. If that reward was real, he couldn’t afford to lose this opportunity. He leaned back in his chair, and the wood creaked.Ī million gold pieces. How would this person know exactly where the prince would be in three days? A million gold pieces? That was more money than Shadow could even imagine! And to kidnap a prince!? He’d have to be insane to attempt such a thing! The captain blinked and reread the letter. Take him across the bay, and there you will receive your reward. He will be in a bay house on the Bay of Acorn in three days. You will be rewarded one million gold pieces upon his capture. I am offering you a handsome sum of gold in exchange for the capture of Prince Sonic. The handwriting was immaculate- scholared and perfectly legible, with a few strokes haphazardly added here and there for flourish. He tore the envelope open, fishing the paper inside out and unfolding it. Someone must have either known he was coming, or was lucky as hell to catch him. Who could have left it for him? Was this some strange mistake? A trap, perhaps? The Ark Angel had only been in the harbor for a few hours while the captain stocked up on food and goods to sell off later. Shadow sat at his desk in his quarters, picking at the red wax seal on the mysterious envelope he’d discovered on deck just a few moments ago.
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