Salute To The General

Penny asked softly, "Hubby, what is it?"

Nathan replied, "It's nothing. I just feel a niggling sense of dread. Nevertheless, I hope it's just my imagination. Since the winds are strong at night, you should go back inside and rest." Penny agreed, "Mmm-hmm."

With that, Nathan and Penny went back inside the ship. Recently, the pregnant Penny had been suffering from morning sickness. Thus, the choppy seas during their voyage simply added to her agony. Nathan, staying by her side the entire time, cared for her attentively.

It wasn't until Penny had finally fallen asleep that Nathan left without a sound and came up to the deck.

Underneath the night sky dotted with stars, their ship continued to plow on steadily while Nathan's clothes fluttered in the salty breeze.

Colin and four of the Elite Eight stood behind Nathan, watching over him as if they were his guardian angels.

Retrieving a pack of cigarettes,

Nathan took one out and put it in his mouth.

He had barely done so when Colin appeared beside him with a light.

After throwing the former a glance, Nathan lit his cigarette.

"President Cross, is something

flatly replied, "Not exactly. I just have a hunch that there will

think we'll be attacked? We have already changed our course secretly. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any danger." Nathan smirked. "Unfortunately, they're already

Here?

suddenly appeared in the blackness

be flying rapidly in their

sailors. Covered in sweat, he reported anxiously to Nathan, "Mr Cross,

by multire

a pack of Wolves.

be good if they were pirates, but

His words stunned Didier.

he was a Eurasian, he had spent most of his time sailing the high seas. Sometimes, he would only spend one

that Eurasia had elected a new President and

entire ship, he simply assumed that the former was a rich tycoon

was flabbergasted to hear that Nathan preferred whoever was approaching them to

into pirates was his worst

encountering pirates? Does

look on the captain's face, Nathan instructed, "Tell the crew to calm down. I'll take care of our mysterious