Sparrow went for the sidestep-trip combo. Big ones fell hard, and this one, big as he was, seemed agile. He wouldn't be down for long.


The butt of his pistol, then, was going to be a handy thing: the pirate brought it cracking down on the other man's head, just hard enough to knock him unconscious. It was quick. He'd have a headache for certain when he woke up, but probably not many other problems.