First Mate Bandages, Second Mate Conor, Boatswain Dipp, Chief Engineer James, Gunner Lily, Cook Frey, Sailors Audric and Linda, Ship Doctor Laesto, and finally Captain Charles.0

Once again, the crew of the Narwhale had regrouped in the grand conference room of the Governor’s Mansion on Hope Island.0

With a radiant smile, Charles studied the appearances of his crew, who had undergone many changes.0

Dipp had grown taller; his awkward teenage frame had spiked and transformed into a sturdy young man. Clad in his dark uniform, he could even pull off the role of a dashing dark knight.0

The once honest and simple-minded look on James’s face was gone. The two faint, nasolabial lines gave him an air of authority.0

Laesto had gotten even older. The constellation of scars on his face was now accompanied by sporadic age spots.0

Conor had put on more than a few pounds, enough...0