The Wrecker Chapter 25 - A Bad Bargain, part 1

In which the dawn finds Carthew seized by a rush of haunting memories and a grievous silence upon the brig as the company faces their dire morning amid the aftermath of violence and loss, struggling to reconcile their guilt and prepare for the uncertain voyage ahead. As they contend with their frailties and the captain’s uneasy command, a distant smoke on the horizon stirs a desperate hope and intricate plans to cloak their true identities, all under the sharp scrutiny of an encroaching ship that might mean deliverance or doom.