"Where did all the Spanish galleons come from?" Isabel heard the terror in her voice. "Why are there so many?"

"More'n likely a treasure fleet, miss," Smithy offered. "Transportin' their fortune to Cadiz. Pearls from Rio de la Hacha and silver and gold from Peru." Eyes gleaming, he rubbed spittle from his lips with the back of his hand. "They grow tired of pirates stealin' their gold, so they sails in fleets like this." He gave a coarse chuckle.

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