Chapter 2: The Gates of Hell Part 2

"Thomas gave himself to the work on this ship. By the nature of the Kestrel as a research vessel, our tasks are more dangerous." If a certain self-centred Lord obeyed orders, we would have made it clean. "Thomas made himself indispensable to the scientists who worked aboard the Kestrel. He will be missed. He had a family back in Anglia. Two sons with salt water running through their veins, and a daughter who keeps house in place of their mother who died a few years back of a fever. We will be their extended family. They will not be forgotten by this crew, as Thomas will never be forgotten."

Cal nodded and two sailors lifted the board to let the cloth-wrapped body of her deceased crewman slide into the water, chains wrapped around his body to make him sink rapidly into the blue depths. They saluted one last time, then Cal dismissed them.

"I hope we can get back on schedule." Lord Sifton blocked her way into the ship.