Five map pieces were enough to sketch a rough outline, but still not enough to reveal the treasure's exact location.
Half the ships on the sea had already been sunk. Only seven cue-ball ships remained, three even-numbered and four odd-numbered.
Out of the ten map fragments scattered among the survivors, Rita's squad held half. They had the most pieces of anyone.
Every free-moving ship on the sea was trying to close in on them.
They welcomed it. Three of those ships carried fragments, and even if others came empty-handed, they still needed kills. Another twenty-one apprentices, and they would reach three hundred, enough to earn three full resurrections.
\[Motor]: The full map probably needs twelve pieces. We're still seven short. The treasure won't show until it's complete.
\[Maple Syrup]: How long will our fuel fish keep us moving?
\[Motor]: Counting what we took from Ships 4 and 5, about three minutes.
