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The ship transporting the newly discovered gold arrived safe and sound to its destination. Crewmen and Marines were allowed to spend several days in the taverns of Eltina. As a family man, LaGaufre declined the invitation of his camrades and came back to home. But his holiday was interrupted by a messenger carrying a letter from Gil Gonzales, the captain of Lion of Garvey! The content of the letter, besides the usual premilinaries, was quite surprising, the captain Gonzales want to get rid of his ship, not freely of course, instead, he asked a fair amount of money. First, this matter has aroused certain suspicions among LaGaufre's entourage, but after thorough consideration, they believe the proposal of captain Gonzales was sincere, since he asked for a meeting in the territories controled by Oleander forces. So，on the agreed day, the two parties showed up at a remote, abandoned dock, somewhere in Eltina. - Captain, do you believe the damned blues will keep their word? - i have doubts too, but this is a risk to be taken. - Greetings, Captain! It's a honour to meet you! - Me too! You came alone, unarmed? - How dare you! I'm a man of my word. - So do I! Now, could we talk about our little deal? - If you like. - Wait, watch your steps! - Unarmed? Hein? - My hat! It's brand new. - Oh thank you, my dear! Let's talk our little deal now, allow me to ask you one thing first, why do you want to sell your ship to us? - It's simple, we let you pass through without firing a shot, I had to do so to save my men, but in the eyes of my superiors, that was an act of cowardice, they will hang me and emprison my men for that. What could you possibly do if you were at my place? We were outgunned and outmanned, I know, you may say that there is example of frigate beaten a twodecker, well, it was in rough sea, the twodecker was forced to keep the lower gunports closed, and the day when our two ships met, the sea was calm. - I totally agree with you. Bring the gold, mateys! - i hope you are satisfied with our offer. - Yes, yes, you are very generous, take my ship, it's yours. - It‘'s pleasure working with you. - By all means keep the secret, my good sire. A couple of days later, in the royal shipyard, LaGaufre met with the future captain of the "new" frigate. - Well, this is a fine ship, but we should redo the rigging, I've heard you were able to catch her with your much heavier ship, there is a lot of improvement to do. - You are right, and you should also know that we have our priorities, I'm concentrating all my men on a more important project, all I can promise you now is to put your ship on the head of the queue. Thank you for viewing. Vive le Roi.
