Death Period

Chapter 34

They arrive at the land. The men behind them follow the group.

"It's nice to feel sand under our feet again. Though not quite, we have shoes on." One of the men starts.

"Well now you are here and you have to find the black marketeer. I wish you good luck." The other man says.

"Aren't you coming with us?" Ned wants to know.

"No, we just should deliver you here. The rest you should do on your own."

"We are on our own. We should have anticipated that." Mike determines. Rose is deeply breathing in the air of the isle in the meantime.

"What are We going to do now?" Tara asks.

"Well I would say we look for the black marketeer, it's understood." Laura answers.

"But at first we have to ensure that this guys won't fool us in any kind." Laura instructs Rafael without words to do something. He nods and takes out his sword.

"I know that you are armed. You don't need to make it clear to us."

"Hey, we don't intend to hurt anybody. We are just here to look for a certain black marketeer in order to get a map from him in order to save the world." Rafael gets his and the groups point across.

"Excuse me. It's not my nature." Rafael puts his sword back into the scabbard.

"I was taught to respect all people and that what I just did was disrespectful towards you."

"Rafael." Laura is not agreed with Rafaels behavior.

"And if they attack us. What are you supposed to do?" Laura turns herself to Rafael. She casts an angry expression at him.

"As long as they don't do that. I won't harm them. They haven't yet given us any reason to try to harm them in any kind."

"But they can still do it."

"That's why I have an eye on them. I was admittedly told by my master to respect all creatures in the world, but I still should keep an open eye."

"You can do it. But we really don't have any bad intentions. I mean you were even ready to trust us by getting into the ship."

"That's right. By the way you got into our ship because you paid. So that was the only catch."

"But you can still rob us, even after you received your money." Laura now turns her back to the men.

"But we won't. Can't you stop your mistrust towards us?"

"No, I can't."

"I agree Laura. We will still have an eye on you." Mike agrees. He stares at the sea.

"Here is the final destination. We don't know where the black marketeer is. You have to figure that out by yourself."

"Great, then let's leave." Rafael suggests. The group does so. The men get back to the ship.

"Okay. They can't make any trouble if they get back to the ship." Rose says. The group keeps going and looks for the place where the black marketeer could be.

"That's right. Now I am curious about what this black marketeer looks like. What do you think what he looks like?" Mike asks the group. He lays his arm around Tara.

"Well, maybe he has a hook as a hand." Rose assumes.

"Or he has an eye patch." Laura assumes.

"What if he has both?" Tara ups the ante. Mike looks at her with an amazed expression.