Leaving for Portugal

The sea glistened under the morning sun. There was a gentle salty breeze as the ship swayed and headed to the port city of Malacca. General Barnabas, along with the Portuguese nationals, was heading to Malacca. 

He already planned to send them back to Portugal via Malacca. He asked Rodrigo to arrange the ships for the journey. 

A seed of doubt was planted in the mind of Barnabas as he saw the Dutch. Taking Daman at such a time would be a fool's endeavor. He suspected the Empire that supplied the Dutch with the information of their defeat in Daman. 

Now the taking over of Daman was more unlikely than before. He sighed and felt the salty breeze. 

'Rodrigo wouldn't allow it either.' He thought. 

Rodrigo's logical attitude wouldn't let him send support to take over Daman.