Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress sleeps on the deck that night, having to move several times after being kicked and warned not to be in the way. Her first thoughts are worry for Charlie. When she tries to get food, she is turned away, told she is part of a non-existent “third” crew that is never called up for meals.

Hoid shows up again, and Tress recognizes him. He confuses her however since he says only utterly nonsensical things.

Tress cleans the deck and watches the crew members in the hopes of learning their duties and earning a better spot. She recognizes some of the crew members as sailors who had passed through the Rock, and she realizes that they are not a typical pirate crew. Something is off about the whole situation, she realizes. She and Huck recognize that they had made sure to leave one man alive from the ship they attacked and made sure he saw the name of their ship. They declare that they are pirates, but they behave strangely. Tress thinks that they throw themselves into their work in order to forget how many men they killed the day before. They seem regretful.