Jose had listened to the statement made by the representative of the JG with a certain amount of disbelief. Surely no one would have been stupid enough to attack a trade ship bringing such important trade goods to Crete?
On the face of it someone really had been that stupid.
Jose waited for Miguel to finish making his proposal that the captain of the Freefalcon be issued with a non-negotiable request to explain himself before the Council.
Once Miguel had returned to his seat, Jose stood to speak. "Whilst the JG have in the past proven themselves to be honourable, they are not Corsairs. I would not wish to see a Corsair condemned simply on the say so of non-Corsairs, no matter how reliable they have proven themselves to be in the past".
"I agree with Miguel that we do need to hear from Freefalcon, but that in some ways perhaps it is more important to hear from Senor Chico Benitez? After all he is a well respected Corsair, and it appears he witnessed the entire event".
Jose surveyed the faces of the other Corsair elders. "With your permission, I'd like to obtain a written deposition from Senor Chico Benitez and to submit it to this Council?"
Having made his point, Jose sat back down wondering why he hadn't thought to get a drink before the start of this session......
