⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...
[Last time...]
”Git back! Make some breathin' room fur Gawd’s sake! We’ve got a woonded cheil haur! Givs heem some caller air!”
Galligan was carefully rolled onto the stretcher and with what little strength she had left, Warrant Officer Errislravenhill slowly made the torturous climb up the rope ladder. Once on deck, she collapsed for a moment in pure exhaustion as Hack kneeled down and addressed her…
“What’s happened tae heem Sairrr?! Givs it aw tae me?!” He said in a low tone.
“He’s…shot…upper left back…the ball…gain clean ben!” Errislravenhill said in a quivering voice.
“Ahh sees. Yoo’re in nae fockin' shape fur surgery Sairrr. Ahh’ll tak' thes one, Gawd knows Ahh’ve opened heem up enaw times afair!” Hack replied quickly as he stood up and nodded to the men to get moving.
The captain’s eyes were bright red. He had the strain of a hundred men on his mind and Hack could see it…
“Yer best steady hain Hack! An' Gawd be wi' ye!” The captain said in an urgent tone.
Hack pulled his cigarette out of his mouth before replying, “When havs Ahh ever nae bin steady?!”
The captain raised one eyebrow slightly and swallowed hard as he followed close behind…
Petty Officer Illielow and Cockpit Mate Andofzara quickly made their way through the crowd of seaman and helped Errisl up from the deck. Her eyes were a little glazy and her legs wobbly…
“Whit happened oot thaur Sairrr?!” Andofzara asked with great concern in his eyes.
“Anither…hidden...Frenk.…” She replied slowly.
Illielow couldn’t help but notice the tears running down her face and he glanced at Andofzara with a questioning look…
“Let’s git 'er doon tae 'er cabin….” Andofzara said as he put her right arm over his shoulder, “Yoo thaur, Junior Petty Officer…”
“Aye Sir?!” Oldrooster replied with a quick salute.
“Git doon tae th' galley an' brin' up some whiskey an' water tae th' Warrant Officer’s cabin!”
“Reit awa' Sairrr!”
As Illielow put his shoulder under Errisl’s left arm, the trio slowly made their way to the galley stairs and disappeared down the steps.
Boy Tipper ran over to the middle of the deck and tugged on the pant leg of Petty Officer Yprecious…
“Sairrr, dae ye thinks th' Commander will be alright?!” He asked with great sorrow in his voice.
Officer Yprecious looked down at the long trail of blood that led to the portside rail and then back at the boy…”Ahh hiner tae heel he wills Laddie…Ahh hiner he wills….”
Tipper looked down and put his hands over his eyes as lassie dog 'Skye' came up and licked his tears away.
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[On the Silverton…sick bay...]
With Warrant Officer Errislravenhill in a dire state of exhaustion, Hack was the only man on board with the surgical skill to save the Commander’s life…
The surgery room in sick bay was crowded. The Captain stood stoic next to Warrant Officer Hack who already had created a significant cloud of smoke in the air with his cigarette.
Jostling the stretcher through the doorway, Seamen Time and Nealfa brought the unconscious Commander into the room. Behind them, Petty Officers Yprecious and Oldrooster circled around the surgery bench and carefully lifted the Commander off the stretcher and onto the hard padded bench.
The captain stood over the patient, his eyes red and filled with obvious anguish. He put his hands on the sides of Galligan’s face and looked up at Hack with an expression that the old surgeon had never seen in all his days in duty with him.
“Yoo’ve got tae save heem! By Gawd, he cannae die!” He said in an urgent tone.
Hack exhaled another plume of smoke and snubbed his cigarette out on the floor with the toe of his boot before addressing him…
“Joshua…yoo’re th' Keptin o’ thes ship…ain ye make whit caa ye think is best. Nae one has th' reit tae question 'att. But min' ye thes, in boak bay, men bide ur die accordin' tae their ain destiny…”He said solemnly with steady dark eyes, “If he can be saved, Ahh will save heem Sairrr.”
The captain swallowed hard and nodded, not saying anything further as he dropped his hands to his side and stepped back away from the table. Just then the door opened, and Cockpit Mate Andofzara stepped in. His eyes were wide and his face tight...
“Ahh needs tois steady men tae assist! Andofzara… Nealfa- wash yer fockin' hans an' git me hot water an' a stack o’ clean linen clootie! Aw' other fowk….oot!” Hack ordered as in an instant, he became the highest authority on the ship, if only within that room.
"Aye Sairrr." "Aye, Aye."
As the other Officers left and the captain walked towards the door, Hack quickly sliced through the makeshift bandage that Errislravenhill made out of Galligan’s shirt with a knife and exposed the ugly wound. The captain glanced down one last time at his highest officer…
“Gawd be wi' ye Galli!”
[Inside Warrant Officer Errislravenhill’s personal cabin…]
Junior Petty Officer Ve3 carefully held a small chigger of Scottish whiskey up Errislravenhill’s lips, and she received it willingly. The heat of the alcohol slid slowly down her throat, and she began to fell her life force begin to return. She opened her eyes and nodded in thanks.
Ve3 wiped his brow with the back of his hand and set the glass down, “Thenk guidness yoo’re alright Sairrr!”
Errisl started to sit up, but Ve3 placed a soft hand on her shoulder, “Ye need tae rest…Keptin’s orders …”
“But- Galligan… Ahh needs tae help heem!” She said as she swept her hand through her hair, pushing it back out of her face.
“I’m sorry Sairrr, but Ahh hav mah orders. Galligan is in guid hans.”
Errisl glanced back at him with a bit of annoyance but also silent resolve. The captain’s orders must be obeyed.
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