““Which one was it? He’ll pay for it with his life, I swear to you.” “Settle down, Gray. And for God’s sake, don’t go punching yourself in the eye just to even the score.” Gray shot him a look. “Not amusing, Joss.” “Oh yes, it is. Give me credit for a joke when I make one. It’s nothing, Gray. I’ve had worse. You’ve given me worse. And it’s no more than a man can expect, I suppose, when he’s an alleged pirate.” “Piracy charges.” Gray cracked his neck. “What a joke.” This was the voyage he’d finally gone respectable, and what had it gotten him? Jilted and jailed. No good deed went unpunished.””
