Maybe we can assume Officer Parker lost a brother or something to a Dutch privateer and is exceeding his authority on people unlikely to call him out on it?
Words send shivers through the back of Tara's spine. Setting the tray of sandwich and tea down on a nearby surface, she backs against the wall for support, legs gone to rubber in a second.
"But how ... and ..." It didn't seem possible. They'd...
They got their drinks, and began wandering around as they drank them. They got further from the rooms, and closer to them, almost walking aimlessly in circles.
“Sounds good to me, where do you wanna head next..~?” She asked. Her light blue eyes were practically sparkling, some hair falling from the neat bun she wore.