Practical Defence Against Piracy: Chapter Two, pages 132-137
This week’s big six-page update is the conclusion of Chapter Two! Will Alexandra say yes to the ball? Will she reconcile with her mother or her new friend Katerina, and how?
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What Alexandra has in store for her mother!
How Alexandra learns to dance!
What is up with her dad's mysterious bejewelled dagger!
And how effective, exactly, are the town's defences against pirates.
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