⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
As Galligan called out the orders the main deck quickly swelled with sailors and the big ship lurched as the wind filled the two forward jibs!
However…the crew of the mighty Frigate Silverton were not the only early risers on the river Niagara. Two forward Seneca scout warriors watched as the great ship began to push up-river slowly. In an instant they were gone, quickly making their way back to their village with the news.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-07mr26-hoist-anchor )
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[Seneca Village…Chief Minetoh’s longhouse…]
Warriors Big Bear and Running Fox entered the Chief’s longhouse and quickly nodded and sat down cross-legged in front of him.
“What is your news so early in morning?!” [Translated]
“Chief, we come to warn! The stranger’s ship is moving upstream!” Running Fox blurted urgently.
For a moment the Chief said nothing, then he poked his finger into the ground hard in front of him and spoke, “Bring the white squaw here! She will buy us safety and maybe silver!”
The warriors nodded and quickly left.
[In the prisoner tee-pee…]
Looking down over her left shoulder, Lieutenant Bleujay eyed the small bundle in her grasp.
Twisting the flap slightly, the tiny bag opened and a shiny, bluish metallic object fell on the ground…
“Oh, I see!” She whispered to herself as she took a hold of the small Kershaw folding knife, ”Braw job Commander!”
Immediately she set about the awkward task of twisting opening the blade with the fingers of her left hand and turning it backwards to cut into her bindings! As the last strand of the rawhide leather holding her arm to the post tore through, she whispered a celebration to herself…
“Cheers! Let it be so!” 🎉
With one arm now completely free, she took a better hold on the knife and quickly ripped through the tether on her right arm!
Freedom at last! But none too soon as the sound of stern male voices approaching the tee-pee from the pathway outside snapped her head around!
"Here I thought I was in a safe-house!" She cursed under her breath as she quickly stood up, knife in hand!
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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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"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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