The captain is a woman

oing to the

ng her to pivot slowly and face him. Ryker and Adams

oo well; every day, they lay in wait

her voice dripping with boredom as she carele

're the one making things complicated. Prov

ander's eyes. There was no escaping this; revealin

iftly dodged and retaliated, her fist connecting with his nose,

The sound of her knuckles cracking reve

oice from the speaker ahead froze them i

oice echoed, before a

ee men spun around and sprinted down the hal

to her as well, but being the rebellious black sheep named Alexander, she paid no heed to anyone's commands. Trouble seemed to gravitate towards her like a magnet, and

he air. Numerous attempts had been made to expose her, to strip away her facade, but they all fa

movement halted her in her tracks. "Who's there?" she called out,

e to be lurking around at this hour. Unless, of course, you were the mos

bject collided with her head, causing her to slump into

he sleeping form in their gras

n open field, clad in somber black attire and s

with a heavy heart that I deliver this news to you," he announced, his voice tinged wi

ny of cries, whispers, and stoic silences. Amidst the uproar,

hold for us?" he bellowed, hi

ll guide

d that hinted at treachery. "As Lord Ismael's elder b

tfully mine fr

roving glances, but none

a group of men who held a captive figure. Caden's eyes widened in shock as he recogni

laying at?" Caden demanded, his

ime. "I bring with me Lord Ismael's testament." He brandishe

e concealed his fear. "Why don't yo

very intention of doing s

ears the words that, in the direst of circumstances, if the ship is left without

the crowd, but none matched the shee

ted, his voice tremb

ess state. Caden's frown deepened upon seeing the alleged troublemaker, questioning the legitimacy of his claim

nt, flipping it open to reveal a DNA test. "A test to prove..." he began, but before he could finish, Cad

familiar handwriting - Ismael's. "And Ismael's lette

e letter was written at the same time. When Lord Ismael received the test results, he w

her mother and thrown into the clutches of the mafia. Despite her countless mistakes, her life was never in danger, nor was she ever cast aside. This was where the rumors of he

e resolute. "Yet, I must inform you all that the very essence of his noble lineage courses th

t, and the legion of soldiers behind him mirrored the gesture. Initially hesitant, Caden succu

," they proclaimed, their v