⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
Instantly Fard’s eyes rolled back in his head and he slumped over to his side, his life’s blood gushing out onto the ground around him!
The bushes beside him trembled slightly... and the Commander was gone.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-21jl25-i-ll-bloody-well-scream )
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[Great Lake Ontario, just off shore of Youngstown...]
The captain held a firm hand on the ship’s wheel as the mighty Frigate Silverton entered the mouth of the Niagara River. It wasn’t every day that a warship sailed into the northern outskirts of Youngstown, and a gathering crowd of on-lookers grew along the eastern bank of the river.
“Bring doon those forward mainsails! Leave th' rear jib tae th' win'!” The captain barked as he carefully steered his way into the center of the river.
Standing Officer-Boatswain Trumpman slid open his scope and eyed the faces in the crowd. Men, women and children alike had all come down to the shore to see the big ship edge closer towards town. He slid his scope shut and murmured to himself in a nervous habit…
“!pimp”
The captain glanced at him momentarily with a raised eyebrow as Cockpit Officer Bleujay came up the bridge stairs and gave the captain a quick salute. Trumpman returned it as he spoke…
“What's up plebs?…Sairrr!”
Bleujay gave him a slight nod, wondering what exactly he meant before addressing the captain.
“Greetings Keptin, thank ye for the update. Hope all is well with your sails…” She said as she gazed up into the forward rigging and watched the Seaman scramble though the lines like so many monkeys.
“Sae far sae guid.” The captain replied.
“Here's wishing Congratulations to the very fine new crewman Novacadian!”
“Th’ Canadian…aye. He’ll dae alright if he doesn’t miss roll caa’ an' speaks-up when spoken tae!”
“Aye Sairrr. If I may ask Sairrr, what will we do with La serpent when we dock at Youngstown?”
“Auction ‘er aff!”
“Blimey! She should get us a good price then?”
“Och aye, a guid fower thousand oonces o’ silvers ur sae!”
Bleujay’s mind went into overdrive as she imagined the eight cases of silver being added to the deep hull...
“We are on the move....” She replied quietly as she watched crowd on the bank grow closer by the minute.
[South of Youngstown…]
Commander Kerrislravenhill jogged just ahead of the two prisoners with Warrant Officer Pocketechange and Able Seamen Trayan and Daveks following in the rear.
“Where is everybody…???” Pocketechange called out to her.
“Commander Galligan is staying behind for a bit…” Kerrislravenhill replied, breathing heavily, “Standing Officer Lupega is missing…”
“Missing?!” Pocketechange replied in dismay, “Where?!”
“He….escaped- dove into the river just outside the village!”
Pocketechange’s mind whirled in circles as he thought about the possibilities of surviving such an act...
‘I’ll need more time to translate…’ ° ° ° ° He thought to himself.
The group made good progress along the river trail heading north. But Kerrislravenhill’s mind was still back at the Seneca Village. She pondered Galligan’s safety and the huge weight of responsibility on his shoulders. A small tear streaked down her cheek as she jogged and she quickly wiped it away with her sleeve.
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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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