Silver Creek there were three men came out of the west

She spoke more and more, and Brook found herself feeling overwhelmed. It was an easy thing to do with her. Ever since her time with Tortuga, it had been hard to cope with anything that was even remotely outside of her normal. While she had made progress, it was slow and small steps. She took a deep breath, trying to focus on her father rather than parse the words that the stranger spoke.

Again, she deferred to him. Silently, she wished nothing more than to get away and go back to traveling with Aditya.