October: Aya eye spy

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Sitting in the great cabin of HMS Venus Johan looked out of the windows. The clear sky was still reddish purple from the setting sun and the reflection of the lights of Bruxelle danced in the wake of the ship. It was time to open his secret orders that had been delivered in the nick of time when leaving Göteborg. He opened the waxed heavy bag with a knife and poured out a sealed letter and a few musket balls. It had his name "Johan af Puke" written on it and the large seal had two lions holding the Coat of Arms of Sweden. It was the Royal seal of His Royal Majesty. He chuckled a little thinking to himself that keeping the letter and framing it would give him some use for the country house he had been given. He carefully loosened the seal from the paper to open it. Examining the letter Johan realised that it had most likely been written by His Majesty's own hand. Reading it he found it to be orders to go to Dunkerque and at a place specified, there wait for a small party of about ten people with two children. They would be recognised by being foreigners accompanied by a Swedish noble but even if he wasn't with them they should be brought onboard. There was a pass phrase, too. He should then at all costs bring them back to Sweden and Göteborg with utmost haste, avoiding all other vessels when doing so.