Ravensblood Forest letter of marque

first crowell had seemed to have been given chani. now the captain trailed along mireille's parry, confirming the potential presence of doubt in murkwood. at least with this pirate.
but now she wanted to laugh, and looked down again to control the curl of her lip.
what help could he possibly want? what was there to even be done?
she did not answer, but inclined her head in a way that said she listened.
nox felt — desperate, reacting one way and then another. asking a captive for help. and so she opened her ears, waiting.