>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
>------L-----------------------!---------------------------R
		δ27δ      

	You are shocked to see the attacking ship has a large 
Š	cannon mounted on its prow. Moments after the pirates 
Š	fire their gun, you hear the whistle of a heavy 
Š	cannonball as it hurtles towards the deck of the 
Š	ιPride of Sommerlundι. It rips through the gunwale a 
Š	few feet from where you are standing and, as you dive 
Š	to avoid it, you are hit in the legs by splinters of 
Š	wood (lose 1 ENDURANCE point).
	
	Fortunately, the rest of the crew escape injury and 
Š	damage to the ship is minimal. Sergeant Dryan 
Š	commands his men to return fire and a volley of shots 
Š	from the three swivel guns slam into the bow of the 
Š	pirate ship with devastating effect. Two shots 
Š	penetrate below the waterline and the third severs 
Š	the bowsprit. As it falls into the ocean, it rips 
Š	away sail and rigging which drag more than a dozen 
Š	pirates overboard. In disarray, the enemy vessel 
Š	veers from its collision course and founders in the 
Š	wake of the ιPride of Sommerlundι as it enters the 
Š	Bukimi Channel. Here your ship picks up a prevailing 
Š	wind which propels it away from the second pirate 
Š	raider. Soon both ships have disappeared and, when 
Š	Raker is sure that the danger has passed, he warmly 
Š	praises both the marines and his crew for the skill 
Š	and courage they have displayed. 

	Later, as the ship navigates the narrow strait 
Š	dividing the two Lakuri islands, you pass within a 
Š	few hundred yards of the fire-blackened ruins of a 
Š	beach settlement which nestles in a bay, overshadowed 
Š	on three sides by cliffs. This is Kita Cove, formerly 
Š	a secret base from where Captain Khadro launched his 
Š	pirate fleet. As you stare at the charred remnants of 
Š	the pirate settlement, you try to imagine what it 
Š	must have looked like before the encampment was 
Š	consumed by a tremendous fireball that sealed its 
Š	doom. Suddenly your daydreaming is interupted when, 
Š	to your shocked surprise, you see something moving 
Š	among the ruins.


	If you possess Kai Alchemy, turn to  β158β

	If you do not possess this discipline, turn to  β247β