⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
Standing close by, Seaman Meesterboom cocked his head….”What’d he say Sairrr?”
“Go get the bird!” Trumpman informed out of the corner of his mouth as he made fast for the galley stairs.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-04jl25-blood )
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[Youngstown...]
The troubled group of prisoners hobbled down the trail as best they could, following the two lead warriors and being very wary of the war club in the hands of the third behind them. Fard, half-walked, half-hopped and moaned with every step he took. In front of him, with his one broken hand bound to his good one, Ripper grimaced in pain. Following them both, Standing Officer-Carpenter Lupega cautiously eyed the forest around him, keeping well aware of the warrior behind him.
‘I’m not hurt…but the pirates are…’ He thought to himself as he glanced down at the blood staining the pant leg of Fard. ‘The saying applies; dress me slowly because I'm in a hurry!’ He mused, ‘Slow, slow, slow!’
Then, just as the river Niagara took a sharp turn to the east, the trail swung very close to it’s bank. Lupega could see the rushing water; he could hear its current rounding the sharp bend. The call to freedom became overwhelming and his heart raced wildly as the tree-line opened to his right side and the river shown in full view!
‘It’s now or never!’ ° ° ° He thought!
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Commander Galligan quickened his pace as he calculated that the wounded man, whoever he was, would slow the Seneca down.
‘Keep on, keeping on…’ Warrant Officer Pocketechange thought to himself as he followed behind Commander Kerrislravenhill, “It’s always nice when someone gives us a heads-up…I just wish it didn’t have to be blood!” He finally whispered forward to Kerrislravenhill.
“A few extra plains for Lupega in a paper bag please!” She replied in an attempt to lighten the mood.
[On the Silverton...]
As Standing Officer-Boatswain Trumpman brought the messenger pigeon ‘Groober’ up the bridge stairs on his perch, the captain quickly scrawled out his message on a small piece of parchment…
Carefully rolling the parchment and tethering it to Groober’s neck, the captain flung the bird over the portside rail and in seconds the dutiful creature was two hundred yards off, flying fast for the coast.
“!pimp” Trumpman muttered in a nervous habit as he watched the bird disappear into the shadows of the distant tree line.
[Below deck...galley...]
In the galley, Cockpit Officer Bleujay took a sip of hot coffee as she sat at the officer’s table.
"The Keptin has ordered our spyug to be brought up....it looks the time has come to send out Groober.....Let's get everything ready for their return....they will be quite weary.” She said hopefully to Cockpit Mate Kevmcc while breaking her plain into two equal halves.
Just then, Standing Officer-Gunner Bitcoinman sat down quickly on the bench across from her and the others…
“Sairrrs… Ain't first but not bad!” He joked as set his tray down and nodded.
Bleujay smiled at his boyish obsession, “You don’t like being late do you Bitcoinman?”
“No, and I’m here!” He answered with a grin.
Bleujay always appreciated the high level of comradery that was shown amongst the officers. She loved the Frigate Silverton and its crew, and felt lucky to be assigned to her. She also instinctively knew that they all would need that comradery to get through their current dark and mirky time.
Seneca Niagara Territory
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📝 Note: "If th' Toor o' High Islain' has caught yer intrest, all o' me stoatin' adventures kin be foond by searchin':
Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane
Oan yer 'Hife Search tool' an' sae forth." 😉 -Keptin
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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: historica.fandom.com, Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.
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"Confused? Ascared? Seasick? Need tae gab with th' Keptin?- Skelp th' 'Reply' button muckers!" - Keptin
📝 "Remember maties, bein' crew oan th' mighty Frigate Silverton ⛵ is a sure cure fur loneliness! We sail together...ur nae at aw!" 🙌🏼🤝👲🏼🥷🏼👩🏼🍳👨🏼🔧👨🏼💼🧑🏼🎨🧕🏼🤵🏼♂️🤵🏼♂️🦹🏼💁🏼🙋🏼♀️👩🏼🍳🤴🏼👮🏼♂️💂🏼♂️🕵🏼👨🏼⚕️ 😉 -Keptin
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