Buccaneers #24

Captain Daring sails the damaged Revenge toward the island of Illyria for repairs and a reunion with Lady Dolores, only to find himself arrested by the island's new governor, Sir Archibald Corvis, who accuses him of piracy and imprisons both him and the loyal Sir Mark Drayton. As Daring discovers a web of treachery unfolding around him—including the shocking betrayal of Lady Dolores herself—the stakes rise to their darkest: Corvis has rigged the Revenge with explosives, planning to destroy the ship and her crew the moment they leave harbor. With the gallows set for tomorrow at noon and his loyal crewman Patch now loose ashore, Daring must somehow uncover the truth and stop a catastrophe that threatens everything and everyone he holds dear.

Eric Falcon pursues the elusive pirate Swith to the port of Orollo, where the lawless buccaneer has found shelter under the protection of Lady Rosette, the governess who rules the town. Alone and unarmed, Falcon must navigate a place where pirates are welcomed guests and violence is forbidden—all while Swith plots to claim both the governess and control of Orollo itself. When treachery and steel clash against Lady Rosette's iron rules, Falcon faces his most dangerous gambit yet.