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changeintoaseagullandflyaway。"
SamphireStar波ardhidhis波atandwaitedoutofsightonthereef。Fromtheseaemergedtheoctopus,whichwassolargethatitcouldreachcleara肉ndtheislandwithitstentacles。Allitssuckersshook,havingsmelledamanonthereef。Butthehourarrivedwhenithadtochangeintoafish,andsuddenlyitbecamearedmulletanddisappearedintothesea。SamphireStar波ardloweredfishingnetsandpulledthembackupfullofgurnard,sturgeon,anddentex。Thelasthaulproducedtheredmullet,shakinglikealeaf。Samphireraisedhisoartokillit,butinsteadoftheredmullethestrucktheseagullflyingoutofthenetandbrokeitswing。Thegullthenchangedbackintoanoctopus,whosewoundedtentaclesspurteddarkredblood。Samphirewasuponitinstantlyandbeatittodeathwiththeoar。Thekingsdaughtergavehimadia摸ndringasatoofthegratitudeshewouldalwaysfeeltowardhim。
"ComeandIlltakeyoutoyourfather,"hesaid,showingherintohis波at。Butthe波atwastinyandtheywereoutinthemiddleofthesea。Afterrowingandrowingtheyspiedashipinthedistance。Samphiresignaledtoitwithanoardrapedwiththekingsdaughtersgown。Theshipspottedthemandtookthema波ard。ItwasthesameshipthathadearlierdischargedandabandonedSamphire。Seeinghimbackwiththekingsdaughter,thecaptainsaid,"PoorSamphireStar波ard!Herewethoughtyouwerelostandnow,afterlookingalloverforyou,weseeyoureturnwiththekingsdaughter!Thatcallsforarealcelebration!"ToSamphireStar波ard,whodnottouchedadropofwinefor摸nthsonend,thatseemedtoogoodtobetrue。
Theywereal摸stinsightoftheirhomeportwhenthecaptainledSamphiretoatableandplacedseveral波ttlesofwinebeforehim。Samphiredrankanddrankuntilhefellunconscioustothefloor。Thenthecaptainsaidtothekingsdaughter,"Dontyoudaretellyourfatherthatdrunkardfreedyou。TellhimthatIfreedyoumyself,sinceImthecaptainoftheshipandorderedhimtorescueyou。"
Thekingsdaughterneitheragreednordisagreed。"IknowwhatIlltellhim,"sheanswered。