He was captured by the notorious pirate Igrot and used as his personal vessel. And Kennit Ludluck, the son of his family, was tormented on board him. Tormented and twisted.’ She added in a whisper, ‘Cruelty begets cruelty.’ ‘Deliberate cruelty is never forgivable,’ Althea said brusquely. Amber nodded curtly. ‘I understand that now, perhaps better than I once did.’
