What if there’s a story happening beneath Wil’s storyline (no pun intended, but the brain works how it works)? How about a layer of sequels that are complimentary, rather than alternative? So now we have this story unfolding across two chains of sequel and prequels… maybe.

I didn’t think you wrote pirate stuff. Another gem of work though.

Brutal and desperate situation here. Really shaping up to be a dark, no-win sort of scenario. Nicely done.

You do a good job of showing us the captain’s ruthlessness to this man, and why/if it’s deserved.