Escape Towards Pirate Island

As soon as he had stowed the two corpses in their hibernation urns, Minos returned to the bow of the ship, where the men of the crew were already hurrying to leave in a south-westerly direction.

"What's going on?" Gloria asked when she saw her husband looking in the opposite direction they were moving.

"Enemies. Supreme sea monsters." Minos replied quickly as he positioned himself defensively, while several people watched him with curiosity about the gem embedded in his forehead, but also at a new level.

No one asked about it when they heard enemies were approaching, while Abby and Tiolos appeared beside him.

"If we continue in the direction you recommended, we'll quickly stray from the route Leger recommended." Said one navigator, while Tiolos looked at Minos expectantly.

"No problem. We won't be following their recommendations any more from now on." Minos announced, before moving his hands in the air, forming a special seal in the shape of a clock.