Sacrificial frozen cocoon

Of course, they had confessed everything to me, even the mad stunt that Mad John had pulled off. So it would be an understatement to say that I was just proud.

Damn it! I wish I was here to watch the whole thing… That would have really been a good way of cementing the relationship between the second-in-command and his captain.

"I don't understand" Annabelle shook her head. Confusion clouded her eyes, and on her face, all I could read was doubt.

Her allegiance still swayed towards Captain Crimson Eye, so I could see where she was coming from. However, upon reflecting on her actions leading up to this moment and her lack of attempts to escape, I still held hope that she could redeem herself with the right choices.

The right choice being to never make me her enemy!