, ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁first ▁mate ▁under ▁the ▁Captain ▁Del ▁pe F enn ▁V y less , ▁with ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁ship , ▁if ▁he ▁re - en lists . ▁ ▁Del ▁pe F enn ▁is ▁even ▁more ▁ir rel ig ious ▁than ▁most ▁sail ors . ▁His ▁father ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money ▁from ▁Ed ris ▁pow der ▁ship ments , ▁before ▁the ▁E lder ▁K iv ▁pe G anz ▁Bra j j yd ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁All ▁too ▁aware ▁of ▁what ▁Del ▁pe F enn ▁would ▁think ▁of ▁K iv ' s ▁grand son , ▁Nor vis ▁decl ines . ▁He ▁goes ▁ash ore ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁have ▁been ▁using ▁his ▁h orm one ▁to ▁favor ▁their ▁own ▁far ms ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁others . ▁ ▁He ▁organ izes ▁a ▁meeting , ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name , ▁to ▁address ▁imp over ished ▁far mers . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁attack ing ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁he ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁and ▁st oned , ▁bare ly ▁esc aping ▁with ▁his ▁life ▁by ▁sw imming ▁a ▁lake . ▁ ▁His ▁ass ail ants ▁assume ▁he ▁has ▁d rown ed . ▁ ▁Nor vis ▁ab and ons ▁his ▁old ▁identity ▁as ▁too ▁dangerous . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Del ▁pe F enn , ▁he ▁form ul ates ▁a ▁plan . ▁ ▁He ▁will ▁make ▁h orm one ▁more ▁cheap ly ▁than ▁the ▁E