C46 The Smoker of the Rogue Town Remembered His Friend Rayleigh

Early in the morning, Smoker had hundreds of Navy troops poised for an ambush in the buildings surrounding the central square, lying in wait for the pirates coming to honor Roger's memory.

To many, it seemed unnecessary for pirates, who had neither blood ties nor personal acquaintance with Roger, to risk commemorating him on the anniversary of his death.

Yet