Other pirates leaped over the railing. One, two... seven... thirteen. A bakerโs dozen. Wait, fifteen. Eighteen... Twenty-one. The odds werenโt in our favor. โMaybe they just came over to borrow a cup of sugar,โ I said. Andrea barked a short laugh. Curran put his hand on my shoulder. โThatโs a lot of sugar. Must be a big cake.
Ilona AndrewsNice plan. Take the gullible outsiders, walk them around for a bit, then feed them to the giant tortoise.
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