C717 Surprised Thrilled and Exciting

On this island of modest size, filth, disarray, and the gaunt faces of starving residents were a common sight. Pirates swaggered through the streets, brandishing knives with reckless abandon, either slung at their waists or gripped in their hands.

The local inhabitants shivered in fear, hastily steering clear or cowering silently in the shadows, too afraid to make a sound