"I participated in the regatta organized by the Aspis Consortium, taking honorable second – and only because o

"I participated in the regatta organized by the Aspis Consortium, taking honorable second – and only because of the dishonest ploys of my rival. The Hurricane King himself, Captain Kerdak Bonefist, leader of the Free Captains and Ruler of the Shackles, gave me that magnificent rapier, as a gesture of respect."