Ron and Dima stared at the guys on deck for a while longer, as if they were really blessing him. The wind was pretty good today and they hardly had to trim the sails until galley time.
"Looks like it's about time to eat, what if we eat that Flup at once, if I'm going to die unless it's with a full belly and it would also help improve the morale of the boys even more". Dima said with a confident grandfather's smile.
"Are you interested in morals now? Wow, it really hits you to listen to a dead man... it's a good idea, better to cook it this afternoon, the worst thing we can do is let it go to waste, if it really is as expensive as these rumors say." guys, then it must taste good"
Once dinner was organized, they began to cook, everyone cooked very carefully, nobody wanted to spoil the precious food, luckily the captain was even a better cook than Ricardo and they ended up achieving a masterful meal.
"I'll be honest with you Ricardo, when I was a pirate I ate clams in brothels that tasted much better than this fish..." Dima said, with his plate in his hand and the spoon wrapped in his bandages to hold it.
"The rich thing about this fish is that it is expensive and rare, it is more status than flavor" Ricardo said proudly of the pieces of purple fish that were on his plate
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"Ha, ha, ha, so that's why they ate it at your brother's wedding, what a disappointing last supper you gave me, boy" Dima laughed like a wretch grabbing his belly.
"Are you so sure you're going to die tonight? Were you just as sure my hands were a mess, and look how good they are now?" Ricardo said, showing his hands with pride, although he had his palms bandaged and only a portion of his fingers protrude from the bandage.
"Those are the hands of a nobleman, a true warrior, the number one killer of sweet potatoes in the sea of Venus ha, ha, ha" Dima laughed like a wretch
"Did you never cut sweet potatoes? Didn't pirates have boys?" Ricardo complained, trying to keep his pride.
"No, in general we used slaves, the vast majority of ships have the best treated cabin boys, it never caught your attention that there are no slaves on board or that we are only human men". Dima said, he didn't mind revealing much, his criteria were different from the captain's, if all these guys would be fired as soon as they touched port, he didn't mind if they knew some other secret. Dima doubted that the captain would support a group of lunatics who would start a mutiny against him at any moment. And if they all die before reaching port... Let it be with the truth in mind.
"I've never been on board a voyage ship before, so I didn't know much, layers go to places where slavery is illegal and you're better off not having them." Ricardo answered, although he knew that the retort was imminent and more than an old pirate, he had to answer with some excuse to maintain his pride.
"Is there such a place? Sacrifices to the gods must be a pain in the ass for the wanderers of the island, ha ha ha" laughed Dima cheekily.