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[forhylia]

It seems I only ever address the journals with bad news.

[A small sigh. It's to be expected, but he's growing tired of the revolving door that seems to be his crew.]

The Uchiha brothers, Sasuke and Itachi, seem to be gone. This time without explanation.

[Private to the Sabers]
As for this crew, we are low in numbers and in a bit of a bind now that we are, once again, in a shaky position of leadership. We have always maintained a casual air to our ranks, and that will not be changing for as long as it seems to work.

We do, however, need to discuss the matter of the Corpse King. He is showing his face again, this time with a growing armada, and I am sure many of you have revenge on the mind. Though I too would like to run my blade through his gut, we must keep our heads. This is not a time for reckless decision, and I will not toss you all onto the front lines against both him and the Navy, even if it means the slim chance of obtaining another shard.

Our absolute priority right now, I think, is keeping this crew afloat. I propose that we make way for Empieza for recruiting, as that time is coming up soon again.

I will be in my quarters, if you would like to speak with me in person.

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[forhylia]

[A small, bitter laugh.]

I am not even convinced that the Navy isn't supplying him. Our general intelligence is... less than desirable.

[breakfastmetaphors]

The other crews seem to be more interested in their own agendas than in sharing information as well. I know there are other people who have had run-ins with him, but no one seems interested in making a concerted effort to find out what's going on. The whole situation is very suspicious.

[forhylia]

...Are you suggesting a conspiracy among the captives as well as the Navy?

[breakfastmetaphors]

I can't rule it out. I can't rule anything out without better intelligence. What I don't trust, though, is that the Corpse King has defected from the Navy. The fact that he's been allowed to run free when the only people who are guaranteed to have countermeasures available against him allow a traitor to go as far as to join in something like the Ghost Race is enough to suggest that, even if he's not working for them, he's at least still working with them.

[forhylia]

You don't suppose the Navy is simply afraid of him, do you? They are a powerful force, yes, but even we have overpowered them on numerous occasions.

[breakfastmetaphors]

They don't seem afraid of us in terms of combat and they developed effective countermeasures against our biggest advantage over them fairly quickly.

[This is when someone would probably cite their gut feeling about something, but he doesn't have those. Instead he has the several pages of longhand calculations that he makes decisions based on instead.]

It's possible they give him free reign out of fear, but not probable.