The flagship rounds the shoal under full sail, guns run out and boarding hooks swinging. At pistol range, the swift sloop cuts across the lead escort, splitting the convoy’s crowded formation.
Treasure vessels grind toward the reef passage amid shouted orders and clattering tackle. The flagship’s boarders mass at the rails, while the escort’s sailors scramble to bring their weapons around.
The Privateer
There, Captain. The largest treasure vessel is the richest target. Take her before the escort can cross our bow.
Mateo Vargas
Boarders, stand ready! We leap when her hull comes alongside. Seize the deck, secure the officers, and keep the convoy from signalling.
Mateo raises his sword, rallying the flagship’s boarders beneath Ballantyne colors. Across the water, the lead escort fires a warning shot that throws spray over the sloop’s bow.
The privateer points again through the smoke, directing attention to the richest target. The sloop veers hard, while the flagship’s hooks swing toward the treasure vessel’s rail.
Ropes snap taut. The flagship surges alongside, and Mateo’s first boarders crouch at the rail, poised for the leap as the convoy crews shout in alarm.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the convoy's treasure