Months had passed since the Siege of Salvador. Peace returned to the bustling port, and Thiago Duarte thought, for a moment, that perhaps the sea would finally grant him rest. Isadoraโs cafรฉ thrived, sailors sang of his duel with รlvaro the Red, and Rodrigo had turned himself into a self-proclaimed historianโthough his โhistory booksโ mostly contained doodles of fish and dramatic retellings of his own bravery. Felipe, meanwhile, had earned a reputation as โthe bread warrior,โ children often begging him to throw loaves at them in playful reenactments.