196 Sacrificial frozen cocoon

Of course, they had confessed everything to me, even the mad stunt that Mad John had pulled off. So it would be an understatement to say that I was just proud.

Damn it! I wish I was here to watch the whole thing… That would have really been a good way of cementing the relationship between the second-in-command and his captain.

"I don't understand" Annabelle shook her head. Confusion clouded her eyes, and on her face, all I could read was doubt.

Her allegiance still swayed towards Captain Crimson Eye, so I could see where she was coming from. However, upon reflecting on her actions leading up to this moment and her lack of attempts to escape, I still held hope that she could redeem herself with the right choices.

The right choice being to never make me her enemy!