He was nearly the same height as me, handsome and strong in a wiry sort of way, but I knew I didn't recognize him and I knew he couldn't be a pirate, because the pirates never would have hugged me. I had killed far too many of them. Taken the right hands of too many others. The pirates hated me almost as much as they hated Peter and I knew I was taking a risk coming here, but I felt the risk was worth it. I just had think about it now, about what I was going to do next.
All that was rather difficult with this strange man hugging me, though.
"It's all right," I said, awkwardly patting his back. Briefly I wondered if this was a trap, but the pirates weren't advancing. They were staring, watching us warily, but I didn't think this was meant to be an attack. "I... you'll be all right."
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He was nearly the same height as me, handsome and strong in a wiry sort of way, but I knew I didn't recognize him and I knew he couldn't be a pirate, because the pirates never would have hugged me. I had killed far too many of them. Taken the right hands of too many others. The pirates hated me almost as much as they hated Peter and I knew I was taking a risk coming here, but I felt the risk was worth it. I just had think about it now, about what I was going to do next.
All that was rather difficult with this strange man hugging me, though.
"It's all right," I said, awkwardly patting his back. Briefly I wondered if this was a trap, but the pirates weren't advancing. They were staring, watching us warily, but I didn't think this was meant to be an attack. "I... you'll be all right."