The pirates are tense as you fly over the Congo Free State. They should be, Leopold II relies on air power to maintain control of the region and soon you are being tailed by suspicious Belgian ships. The captain reassures them, pirate vessels are fast and the Belgians are unlikely to pursue you over the border.

She’s right about that. What she doesn’t expect is for the HMA Albatross to rise from her hiding place in the jungle the moment the pirates pass into the British Central Africa Protectorate.

Caught between the hammer and the anvil, the captain has no choice but to give battle.

The muted roar of cannons, the shudder of the deck beneath your feet, the screams of pirates; it’s all music to your ears. Unless your cell is hit by stray artillery, you should be perfectly safe.

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What you don’t expect is for your door to be wrenched open, and for you to come face-to-face with the captain. In one hand she holds the papers taken from the Invictus. The other holds a pistol to your face.

“Why do it, airman?” she says. “Why keep me from the Source?”

1. For Country. You are a loyal subject of Her Majesty.

2. For Yourself. The Source shall be yours alone.

3. For Vengeance. She destroyed your ship.

4. Lie. You didn’t know! You swear!