Chapter 19

Rafe didn't plan on letting Emma out of his sight. She drew too much attention. Bad attention - at least for her. But when she entered the clothing store, he knew he had a few moments to spare to see exactly what Huegga wanted to show him.

An old acquaintance, Huegga owned an antiquities shop where he dealt in rare items. Rafe had corresponded with him before when he visited and via messages. As a pirate who often needed to offload items of questionable origin, Rafe knew a fair share of antique dealers. He kept hoping one of them would stumble across a clue - and not charge him too much. Although, if they did try to cheat him, he'd just steal what he wanted. He didn't like to let a thing like locks stand in his way.

"What is it you've found?" he asked as Huegga led him inside the shop. Only the dimmest of light illuminated the space. Relics from the past always looked more mysterious in the dark.