⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
...but then Kerrisl’s sharp eye saw something on the table-top…fresh wood shavings!
“Sairrr! Look!” She said, holding the lantern over the spot…
“S?! South! And the arrow confirms it!” He said as he shouldered his musket quickly, “It has to be Lupega- they’re headed south out of town! It makes sense! Let’s move!”
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-30jn25-aauuuuugh )
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[South of Youngstown...along the river...]
”Choka-sow-wow!” The warrior shouted.
Almost involuntarily in fear, Ripper replied, “What?”
“Choka-sow-wow!” The warrior repeated angrily and this time striking him hard on the shoulder with his war club, knocking Ripper down to his knees!
Seeing what was meant, Lupega immediately knelt down also, wisely avoiding a blow from the war club. Next to him, Fard was already on the ground moaning and holding his leg as three more warriors appeared from the trees around them.
“Easy now!” Ripper coerced carefully, “We mean you no worries!”
Slowly digging into his money pouch, Ripper pulled out three shiny ounces of silver and held them out in a peace offering. The lead warrior was not amused and in a snarling tone shouted,
“Cheee-warr!” He warrior bellowed and with a hard swipe of his club, struck Ripper’s hand in a painful blow that sent the silver coins hurdling into the river beside them!
Ripper crumpled in pain as he tucked his hand (which was now obviously broken) under his other arm with a deep groan!
“Boss…we’re in a hell of fix!” Fard whispered in pain.
Not looking up, Ripper answered, “I know we are you fool!”
Immediately the lead warrior gave a command to his companions and raw-hide cord was brought out and their hands were securely tied, much to the distress of both Ripper and Fard who were in great pain. Then, in unison, they were all hauled to their feet...
"Auuugh!" Fard moaned as he jumped on one leg. The warrior closest to him bent down and snapped off the arrow shaft imbedded in his thigh!
Aaauuuuggh!”
Lupega tried to comfort him…
”Maybe the others were very busy, but they will arrive, we will see a good ending, well I hope so Hahaha, I do NOT know why I laugh so much, there are NO clowns, here, there is nothing similar!”
The warrior next to him looked at him curiously for a moment and then shrugged.
“Besh-wah!” The leader exclaimed as he motioned them to move and led them quickly south, along the Niagara.
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[On the Silverton...]
The dawn slowly broke over the eastern forests as the Silverton sat motionless at anchor, a half mile off the coast. A few hundred yards behind her, the French Corvette 'La Serpent' was held by a heavy tow line. The captain stood on the bridge, his longscope holding steady on the northern shoreline.
"Th' langboat is tethered aff..." he said as he ran the scope east and west along the shoreline before closing it and turning towards Petty Officer Tamaralovelace, "Hoo is yer arm Tam?"
"It'll be a good in no time Sairrr!" She answered with a cheerful smile.
"Hack has pit ye oan watch duty only, an' Ahh agrees. Tak' puckle days Lass..."
"Aye Sairrrr." She replied with a nod.
"Sairrr? If I may ask a question?"
"Ummm?"
"Have you ever lost a sailor?"
The captain furrowed his brow in painful thought. The last sailor lost on the Silverton was Junior Petty Officer 'Spinny MacCullagh' in the Indian ocean, and an image of him flashed through his mind... (See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-10no20-oh-my-god )
"Damn few Lass! But when it has happened...we aw' feels th' pain!" He said as he took an unconscious deep breath.
Tamaralovelace nodded slightly, regretting the question. Her mind was filled with worry and she could tell the captain felt it too.
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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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