You never think it’ll be your last time on shore. I could tell you that if I had known what would happen, I would have done something differently—perhaps never stepped foot on the ship—but I’d be lying. The truth is, I wouldn’t have done anything differently.

I’m Dune, the third mate of the Lady Rose. Our vessel delivers spices, silk, and cotton on behalf of The East India Trading Company. I’ve completed countless successful voyages, but this is the story of the one delivery the Lady Rose never fulfilled. Tales have been told accounting the events, but they’re all wrong. I was there, and I know the true story- as unbelievable as it was.