⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
“We’ll keep th' Silverton anchored haur. In th' morn' Galligan, ye wull tak a boat wi' fower men up-river an' make contact. Ahh hav a letter Ahh wants ye tae read tae th' Chief!”
“Aye Sairrr.”
Worry and anxiety set upon the minds of all who were present. Kerrisl gazed south at the hundreds of fires of the Seneca village as her stomach churned in knots...
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-08fe26-contact )
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[On the Silverton…officers lounge…very late evening…]
“Greetings Sailors, tonight is going to be lively....and no one shall be sleeping!” Lieutenant Bleujay said as she walked in.
“I wish you a happy weekend Sairrr and hope you are well!” Warrant Officer Lupega replied as he dealt out another hand of cards.
“As well as I can be! I’m not up top- doing a double watch and getting arrows shot at me!” She jested.
“Poor Commander Kerrislravenhill!”
“Aye, she’s having a night! But she’s not one to mess with- she returned fire almost immediately!” Bleujay noted in admiration.
“Congratulations to that!” Cockpit Mate Bitcoinman agreed as he spread out his cards and eyed his possibilities, “Is it true that Galligan will lead a party of men to the village in the morning?”
“That’s the rumor….!pimp!” Standing Officer Trumpman replied as he puffed on his cigar and tossed out his own two cards.
Bleujay pursed her lips in deep thought. It sounded dangerous, especially after the warning they had gotten a while ago…
“God be with him!” She said softly as she picked up her hand and began rearranging her cards.
“Are you going to volunteer Sairrr?” Lupega asked her as he tossed one card down on the table.
“Of course…”
[Seneca Village…the long-house…]
Chief Minetoh was greatly agitated. His mind went back and forth. Should he attack the strangers at dawn? Should he make peaceful contact? Would they heed his warning? Did they present a threat to the village? All this and more went through his mind and sleep evaded him. Finally a voice at the deer skin door brought his mind out of its struggle…
“Who is there?!” (Translated)
“Big Bear…”
“Come in!”
Big Bear settled himself cross-legged on a bear skin on the opposite side of the fire…
“You gave the warning?!” The Chief asked impatiently.
“Yes, but….the strangers fired a thunder stick at us!”
The Chief’s face grew even more anxious….
“Anyone hurt?”
“No Chief. We left quickly.”
Minetoh pondered the news in great frustration as Big Bear vexed on...
“Why they respond this way?!” Big Bear asked, “We could have killed two or three of them instead of giving the warning!”
The Chief did not answer immediately….”We cannot understand the ways of the white strangers! We cannot trust them! Set up a line of warriors along the river north of the village and keep watch through the night!”
Big Bear nodded and quickly got up and left.
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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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