Recklessness - Part 4

"Then you are mine," Vol said. "The Green Skins are no longer. You men are Sea Serpents. We will begin the reorganizing of ranks immediately. Your wounds will be tended as well."

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Most men would have called it foolish how quickly Vol had gotten rid of the guard that he'd placed around the Green Skin men. The Sea Serpents – now a thorough mixture of newer men, Nolan's men, and Blackbeard's men – could not help but be cautious of the newcomers. They trusted in their leader, of course, they had to if they wished to win against the sorts of opponents that they'd won against. But instinct overrode that trust, and they were continually on edge. The same was true for the Sea Serpent men, of course.