The abandoned corpse doesn’t look like pirate handiwork. They favor rope, lead, or a cut throat. Whoever hung the body meant for it to be seen—and worked hard at it.

I found more corpses tied to ship wheels. I should head to Tortuga and report the murders.

Ben wasn’t surprised by the murders. He said similar bodies had been turning up across the archipelago for months and asked me to escort a witness, fearing for his safety.

The killers got to the witness first. Among his belongings was a letter addressed to a girl named Letty in Tortuga. She might know something.

The girl told me about a cult known as the Children of the Ark and about the ship belonging to its leader.

The New Ark has become a floating grave for the cultists. I should tell Long Ben that someone dealt with the sect before we did.