The next move

                                                    Although that took a while, Ferdinand's fleet didn't return to try the second wave of attacks. The reason for that was that they lost a good number of their best ships, and those could be used against them. The mercenaries that worked for him were used in fighting against smaller and weaker ships, but not against those beasts that could break into pieces mediocre ships in a single charge.

                                                    Zaos and Drannor didn't have time to check it, but in the end, it seemed things ended well for his allies. The smuggler's ship was almost gone, but he managed to endure the first wave of attacks by relying on his experience. By using the sudden movements and the waves in his favor, he managed to avoid direct hits.

"Man, that was awesome," Drannor said while he was helping Ameria and Noemi join the new ship. "By the way, where is Zaos?"