The Buccaneers' Code

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Author: Caroline Carlson
House, the entire household was awake. The gardener was shoveling snow from the paths, and maids were hurrying through the halls with trays and dusting cloths. Hilary slippedthrough a side door into one of the mansion’s long corridors, stamped her feet to shake the snow from her boots, and went along to the breakfast room to say good morning to her mother.
    Admiral Westfield sat at the head of the table.
    â€œHilary!” he said. “How considerate of you to join us. Your mother and I were beginning to worry.”
    At the other end of the table, Mrs. Westfield sat in front of an empty plate. She didn’t argue with the admiral, but her face was tense, and she held her fork like a weapon.
    â€œWhat’s this?” Admiral Westfield said. “No warm welcome from my only daughter? I suppose spending your days on Jasper Fletcher’s pirate ship has banished any thought of good manners from your mind.”
    Hilary was too furious to speak. From her bag, the gargoyle gave the admiral his most terrifying glare.
    â€œYou’re supposed to be in the Dungeons,” she said at last, “not eating eggs at the dining table.”
    Admiral Westfield lifted his spoon and decapitated his egg in one swift motion. “And yet,” he said, “here I am. The Dungeons were terribly dull, and I have so much to do; I couldn’t leave matters up to Georgiana Tilbury and her pirate brother any longer. If one wants to take over the kingdom properly, one must do it oneself.” He slurped the egg yolk from his spoon. “And that’s rather difficult to accomplish from a prison cell.”
    â€œI believe that’s the point of prison,” Hilary said through her teeth. “If you’re wise, you’ll go back there at once.”
    â€œWhat an absurd suggestion!” said the admiral. “Sit down and eat your breakfast, Hilary. Don’t bring that gargoyle to the table, though; I don’t care for the look he’s giving me.” He set down his spoon. “Your mother may have allowed you to run wild while I’ve been away, but now that I am in charge of this household, you will do as I tell you.”
    Admiral Westfield gestured toward the empty place at the table, where an egg identical to his own sat quivering in its cup. Hilary didn’t move. Her boots seemed to be stuck to the spot.
    â€œThe child’s as impudent as ever, I see,” the admiral said to Hilary’s mother. “Never fear, Ophelia. I’ll make sure that by the time she’s grown, she’s a Westfield through and through.”
    At this, Hilary felt her boots unstick. She walked to the table and picked up her egg cup. “I won’t sit down,” she said, “and I haven’t got time for breakfast. The gargoyle and I are leaving.”
    â€œWe are?” said the gargoyle.
    â€œYes. In fact, we’re already late.”
    Admiral Westfield frowned. “And where do you plan to go?”
    â€œTo the Salty Biscuit,” Hilary said, “and then to theHigh Seas. I’m going to lead the pirate league, and you’re not going to like it one bit. But there’s something I’ve got to do first.” Hilary raised her hand and tipped her egg cup onto her father’s head.
    â€œBlast it all!” The admiral sputtered and cursed as streams of yolk cascaded down his nose and gobbets of egg settled into his ears. As Hilary turned to leave, she was almost certain she saw a smile slip across her mother’s face.
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    From
    The Augusta Scuttlebutt
    WHERE HIGH SOCIETY TURNS FOR SCANDAL
    The holiday season may be drawing to a close, but in the halls of High Society, the rumors have just begun! The Scuttlebutt can officially confirm that James Westfield, the famous admiral and infamous villain, has abandoned his prison cell for the cozy comforts of his ancestral home.
    â€œI have given up a life of crime once and for all,” Admiral Westfield told
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