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THE GRAND STORY OF THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE ADVENTURES OF BARON BRITPOP BLASTFURNACE
Meeting With The Grand Duke
Baron Britpop Blastfurnace • Part 12
Meeting With The Grand Duke
I spent this portion of the tale onboard The Jellyfish and only learned of it upon Captain Peanut Butter’s return. It was a tense time for the crew, for we did not know if he would, in fact, return. But he did. Later I asked the Captain to write his recollection of the events, and to my surprise, he agreed. His storytelling was quite good. So good, in truth, that I needed to make no changes. Here are the events in his own words.
Pirates ships don’t simply sail into the ports of Europe. We used a rowboat to sneak ashore by moonlight. I kept Stout with me, and Scar Arm took the boat back to The Jellyfish. I told him to meet us in the same spot the following night. If I didn’t show, he was to assume I had been captured and to tell First Mate Barrelhoop that he was the new Captain. I knew it was a risk going to the Grand Duke myself, but what is life without risk? Boring. That is what.
Stout and I followed the map Britpop made of Kapri and arrived at Goatbeard’s office shortly before dawn. Stout picked the lock on the door, and we waited in the office for Goatbeard to…
