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• “The sloop is Cross's. He's been aboard the whole time, running ahead of them and laughing about it. Those seven men she drowned were his, and they knew it. I want Isabella to realise she's been herded, not chasing.”

  — Marcus99

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• “Let the wind die. The sloop sits there on the horizon all day, close enough to see figures moving on her deck, and nobody can reach anybody. A whole chapter of the two crews just watching each other would be unbearable.”

  — BrennaFitz

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• “That sloop's crew aren't men at all - they're werewolves. Isabella boards her at dawn and finds the hold full of sleeping bodies that are the wrong shape. Lucian knows exactly what they are and says nothing, which is worse.”

  — DriftwoodDan

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• “Nobody has actually said what's on that island for THEM. Not Cross, not the journal - them. I want it had out as a conversation on deck: Isabella puts it to the crew straight, and half of them are only aboard because Lucian promised them something.”

  — NiamhAtSea

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• “Seven men went over the side. The journal says eleven still walk. I don't think those numbers stay separate - I want the count to go UP this time, and Isabella to be the one who did it without meaning to.”

  — Fionnb22

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• “Tom should be the one who recognises the sloop. Not her name - her, like he's sailed on her before. He won't say how, and Isabella has to decide whether to leave him the helm while they close the distance.”

  — TamsinL08

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