When she was gone, Sarah took care of the kids, she cleaned up after them and fed them. I would cook us dinner every night. After dinner, each night, ...hile I cleaned the dishes, Sarah would bathe the kids and put them to bed. Afterwards, she would shower and go into the guest room. I would watch some TV, or answer some emails. Every night about ten, April would call to check in. After her call I would go to bed.The nights April was home, it was pretty much the same routine, except Sarah would. We talked some, and we have offers from the Queen herself as well as a wealthy merchant to buy all three of our prizes. If that really happens, we are going to have more money than we’ll know what to do with.”“Anyway, we have permission to bring all four ships up to their shipyard on the river. We will unload any cargo and sell it if we can, then all three prizes will be pulled out of the water for inspection and repairs. I have no idea how long that will take, but it has to be at least several. She hadn't changed a day since I last saw her, back before I got drafted into the army. She didn't have a harp or wings, she was just Tabby. I felt all the old love rise in my heart and I started to sob.She threw herself at me, and at first I thought she was going to hit me, but she wrapped her arms around me and sobbed with me.Then she did hit me."You asshole," she cried. "How could you do that? You threw your life away! Do you have any idea how angry I am at you?" Tabby," I croaked, "you were. The woman that had first spoken to me was one of them. She seemed to be the one in charge.This was the dry season in South America and thankfully the weather wasn't too severe. What would it have been like if it had been the rainy season. After crossing the river, we started climbing and I surmised this was the northern tip of the Andes mountain range. Oxygen was in short supply as we got higher and our stops were more frequent. This trail was well worn and I wondered if the Spanish Conquerors.