⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
Warrant Officer Lupega leaned over and whispered to Lieutenant Bleujay, “Sairrr, are we not at the mercy of the Seneca? We need immediate support. The Captain senses what is happening, I'm sure, which means we are very important to him. We are not just a crew. I hope he sends us help. Diplomacy is the weapon we have…”
“Aye...deep breath mate....here we are! Stay calm....because they can smell fear...remember, we represent the Crown, the mighty Frigate 'Silverton'!” Bleujay whispered back out of the corner of her mouth.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-15fe26-grand-work )
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[Seneca village…Chief Minetoh’s longhouse…]
Little Grey Wolf was busy. To every explanation Commander Galligan gave the Chief replied abruptly, “It cannot be done!”
The parchment made the rounds in the longhouse and eventually the Chief handed it back to Galligan with a strong look of indignation…
“Six thousand, six hundred ounces of silver!” Galligan tempted, “Would not that be a great wealth for the Seneca?!”
The boy translated, but the Chief had made up his mind, he wanted no part of the offer! With one quick fling of his hand he ordered the strangers to be taken out of his longhouse and immediately our brave crew found themselves being dragged by the arms by a dozen strong warriors...all, except…Lieutenant Bleujay! She was held in place on the floor while the rest of the crew were dragged backwards and out of the door!
“Wait!” Galligan blasted as he attempted to shake off his captors, “What about her?! Why are you holding her back?!”
"Ohptah bash!" ("This one stays!" - Translated)
Galligan objected violently but was quickly subdued and carried outside! The warriors ignored his pleas and muscled him along the village path along with the remaining four crewman, towards the river!
Galligan quickly realized what had happened and he ordered the crew to stop resisting – they held no reasonable recourse in the village. His job now, was to get them back safely to the Silverton and report the event to the Captain.
As the number of warriors surrounding them grew greater by the minute, Galligan gave the order to enter the longboat and man the oars...
“But Sairrr! We cannot leave Lieutenant Bleujay?!” Lupega begged with urgency.
“Row now mate while you still can! Talk later!” Galligan wisely ordered and the boat broke into the river Niagara and was carried swiftly away in the downstream current.
On the shore, the chants and taunts of the warriors echoed in the air for some time before fading. The crew was downcast and the trip took on a dark and dismal turn as they maneuvered towards the distant lights of the Silverton. The early evening sun had now disappeared and the forest shadows themselves seemed to be swallowing them up...one...by one...by one...
[On the Silverton…down below...]
“Sixty-six hundred ounces of silvers can buy a lot of Sable fur coats!” Commander Kerrislravenhill said as she watched the captain stroke his beard in deep thought.
“Wussatt?” He answered absently.
“I was just saying that the Seneca could buy a lot of fur for sixty-six hundred ounces of shiny…”
“Hmmm…och, aye, seems they could...” The Captain replied, but it was obvious that he was on edge and his mind…somewhere out there... in the darkness.
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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, World Coin News, 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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