|
Prologue
The
Hayes family's plan to arm Irish Rebels has been thwarted by the
British Government's Pirate Raider Hawk and Commander
Nathan Beauchamp of the Royal Navy.
Unable to neither return to Ireland, nor blend into British
society Thomas Hayes and his sisters turn to piracy to fund their
rebel friends in Ireland.
The British Government determines that the best way to catch a
pirate is to send a pirate in their wake.
With that philosophy the Admiralty turns to newly
promoted Commodore Culleton to devise and execute a plan to
prevent the Hayes siblings from providing funds for Irish rebel
arms.
The Commodore arranges a clandestine meeting with Commander
Beauchamp at a small island in the Bahamas.
"Commander, I need you for a mission which may endanger your
naval career and possibly your life. If you fail
it may mean the end of the British Union as we know it." The
commodore scanned the tavern to see if they were being watched.
He turned back to the commander and reached a sealed pouch across
the table. "I am asking you to place your reputation in
jeopardy, I'm asking you to run, to desert, to become a rogue
officer," the commodore glanced over his shoulder then
lowered his voice and leaned towards
the young commander, "I
need you to become a pirate for your King."
|
