Jack returned from the aft hold, having dismissed the search parties. He admonished them to stay on the alert, and to continue patrolling the decks of the ship. He returned to the Armoury and quietly shut the door.
His jaw was clenched so tightly his teeth hurt as he slammed both fists on a storage chest. "Blast and damn it all!" he raged. "How does someone get aboard this vessel, attack her crew, and vanish like some infernal shade?!"
He wanted to tear the ship apart, plank by plank, to find the villian. His head ached from anger and worry, and he suddenly felt quite weary. Against his better judgement, he retrieved a bottle that he had stashed away. He took two healthy swallows and returned the bottle to it's hiding place.
He sat down, facing the door, and set about thinking...