Chahda never got a chance to finish.
"All hands on deck! Pirates!" Scotty yelled.
"All hands on deck! Pirates!"
Rick and Chahda piled out of the galley at top speed, Rick grabbing Shannon's quiver from its hook as he passed. He quickly put the bow together and strung it, then swung the quiver to his back as he reached the deck.
Ahead was a line of vintas, already curving in an arc to trap them. Rick glanced behind and saw that other Moro craft were closing in. They would be surrounded this time, unless they chose to give up their pretense of a crippled engine.
"Chahda!" Scotty called. "Take the wheel so I can use my rifle."