[The less anyone knows, the better, because he wants to give his friends as much plausible deniability as possible. Just in case this goes terribly wrong, and Edward doesn’t make it out of this alive.]
Not everyone is here, yes. I don’t think I could fit them all on the Jackdaw, and at least one is afraid of water. I’ll not put him through that more than I must.
[Oh. Good. He’ll still fret, because he cares so much for these people that his heart leaps into his throat at the very thought of losing any of them, but. It’s good to know he has another ally he can count on.]
Well. Thanks, mate. Captaining comes natural to me. [All bluster and bravado, that, as he puts the hat back on.] Most call me Captain Kenway, shadow of the West Indies. [This is just the start of the spiel he uses for the tour group, but then it veers into a more genuine direction:] But for you, my friend, you can call me Edward.
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Not everyone is here, yes. I don’t think I could fit them all on the Jackdaw, and at least one is afraid of water. I’ll not put him through that more than I must.
[Oh. Good. He’ll still fret, because he cares so much for these people that his heart leaps into his throat at the very thought of losing any of them, but. It’s good to know he has another ally he can count on.]
Well. Thanks, mate. Captaining comes natural to me. [All bluster and bravado, that, as he puts the hat back on.] Most call me Captain Kenway, shadow of the West Indies. [This is just the start of the spiel he uses for the tour group, but then it veers into a more genuine direction:] But for you, my friend, you can call me Edward.