Ghosts

**Ghosts** is the thirteenth episode of the original Airship Pirates series

## Plot

Roy Falconer's new ship, the SHF Trident, is en-route to Fogholt in order to retrieve Fentan's heir when the ship suddenly stops and surfaces. Morton takes notice and asks Roy if they have already arrived at Fogholt. Roy confirms that they are not at Fogholt yet, but that there are some commotions up ahead, which turns out to be the Silver Empire attacking the city of Renora in the Eastern Dragon March. Roy comments that the did not think that the Silver Empire would group up except to attack the Royal Navy, and that it is like they fear an attack. When asking what Morton thinks about it, Morton tells Roy that he will be in his quarters, and refering to Roy as lieutenant, which puzzles Roy, as he tells Roy to carry on. Back in the quarters, Morton hears screams along with the bombing as he appears to have a flashback. Meanwhile, the Trident dives, and continues on her voyage towards Fogholt.

The next day, the Trident arrives at Fogholt, and since she is now well within Kingdom territory, she is airborne. As the Trident flies across the forest, she flies over a ruined castle, before landing in the waters outside the city. Roy and Morton exits the ship and Roy asks Morton if he thinks it is a trap, to which Morton replies that he does not think it is but that he always acknowledge that possibility, before pointing out that Fentan has a lot to gain on their success than by killing them. The pair then continue on foot into the town. While en-route, Roy asks who the woman they are supposed to meet, to which Morton says that she was described as a caretaker as they enter the town. Morton comments that the ruins they flew over probably were the old Fentan estate as they approach the meeting point, while getting stares from a couple of townsmen. The caretaker greets Morton and Roy, but highlights that she is not glad to meet them, and that it does not seem right to send Fentan's son away to South Haven, which she describes as a place with thieves and vagabonds, making the point that Fentan's son stays in Fogholt. When Morton points out that Fogholt is right in the Silver Empire's warpath, the Caretaker tells Morton that the Silver Empire no longer carry out raid whenever they like and instead move in groups as they were spooked by something. Fentan's son intervenes, telling his Caretaker, who is his aunt Meril, that his father knows what is best, before Meril wishes her nephew goodbye.

As the trio prepares to leave, an impoverished and visibly intoxicated fisherman approaches Morton asking if he has any money to spare. Morton tells the beggar that he has nothing for him. The fisherman then recognizes Morton, but when Morton tells the fisherman that he is mistaking him for someone else, the Fisherman tells that he remembers that he had a sister in Fillanel before calling Morton a murderer before pointing out that he thought they had hanged Morton. Roy steps in and offers the drunken fisherman 3 soft, telling that it should be enough for a warm bed and a hot meal, and the fisherman leaves shortly afterwards. When Fentan's son asks Morton if he is a bad man, Morton replies that he is most definitely that before they get going.

## Ships introduced

* SHF Trident, fighter tender and Roy Falconner's ship, and also the lead ship in the ship class with the same name

## Characters introduced

* William Fentan, Lord Fentan's son
* Meril, William's aunt and caretaker