>>6026538>>6026593You respond, keeping your voice calm and even. "I am lost, just a traveler caught in a storm. We mean no harm to your lands. We seek only safety and passage." Yabushige snorts dismissively, clearly skeptical. "I'm told there are five hundred muskets, twenty cannons, and several crates of silver and gold on board that ship. You expect me to believe you're just travelers?" His question catches you off guard, stirring doubts about the true nature of the Erasmus. Could the Portuguese priest be correct? Are you unwittingly in the company of privateers? John Blackthorne, impatient and anxious, quickly asks, "What is he saying?" You translate into Portuguese, "He wants to know why there are muskets and cannons on the Erasmus." Blackthorne's reply comes fast and forceful, "Tell him we carry these to defend ourselves against the Portuguese papists who do not obey the law!" The priest counters loudly, his voice brimming with accusation, "You are a privateer! Here to slay innocent Catholics, you damned heretic!" As the heated exchange escalates, Yabushige watches closely, his gaze sharp. He then turns to you, his eyes cold yet calculating, "What are those fools fighting over?" You answer truthfully, "The priest is a Catholic and the pilot is a Protestant. They are different sects of Christianity. Their countries are at war back in Europe, as far as I know. They're arguing over their religious beliefs." Yabushige nods slowly, seemingly considering how he might exploit the conflict between Catholics and Protestants. He then stares at you with cruel but clever eyes, "And you? Which kind of barbarian are you? Catholic or Protestant?"
>I am Catholic. I was shipwrecked and merely found refuge among these Protestant sailors.>I am Protestant, aligned with the beliefs of the other sailors aboard the Erasmus.>I am just a Christian without specific allegiance to any church or creed.>I am agnostic, unconcerned with heaven or hell, only with the here and now.>Other 