The Treasure Fleet
Maria Cristina offered Freddy another cup of tea. "We can never thank you enough, Freddy and friends. You saved us." Her husband, Governor Davila, nodded gravely. "Indeed. While my brave Musketeers would have sold their lives dearly, it was only a matter of time before they would have been overwhelmed. Without your intervention, even now, I would be in chains. Or worse. Davila suddenly stood up, rattling the fine china that adorned the large, richly adorned round table. The shock of his near escape seemed to be passing. His eyes burned with fury as he slapped one hand down on the table, hard, once again rattling china. "This will not stand sir, this will not stand! To assault me in my own abode! To do harm to my servants! To violate the Constitution of the Republic! The oligarchs have gone too far this time! We must take action. This will not stand!" Maria Cristina laid a gentle hand on her husband's arm. Freddy also se...