Coatleque sat in her room at the Hourglass that night staring at the orange globe in her hands. A single earring of what looked like glass, shaped like one of those bomb creatures everyone runs from. She tried her best to draw some sort of meaning, some significance from the item. There had to be some deeper interpretation as to why this was left to her. Her eyes began to well as she could think of none.
So this is how it was to be then. Natalie was gone. And now Coatleque was left with the burden of not just placating Taeros, but stopping this Pirate by herself. She knew that was not true, there were many already on the case. But Natalie was in the forefront. By far the most aggressive. And with her gone, others would begin to look to Crofte. She could feel the weight already pressing down.
Holding up the earring she looked at it through the light of the window. She turned it this way and that watching it. In truth, it was the ugliest, most gaudy piece of jewelry she ever saw. Taking a deep breath, she gently stored it in the same box where she kept a certain shell ring. Her mind was made up. She would need to be more stern, shrewd, and willing to do things others were not. For the memory of her friend, and for the safety of those still with her.
But in this one case... she would need a whole new outfit to match it.
So this is how it was to be then. Natalie was gone. And now Coatleque was left with the burden of not just placating Taeros, but stopping this Pirate by herself. She knew that was not true, there were many already on the case. But Natalie was in the forefront. By far the most aggressive. And with her gone, others would begin to look to Crofte. She could feel the weight already pressing down.
Holding up the earring she looked at it through the light of the window. She turned it this way and that watching it. In truth, it was the ugliest, most gaudy piece of jewelry she ever saw. Taking a deep breath, she gently stored it in the same box where she kept a certain shell ring. Her mind was made up. She would need to be more stern, shrewd, and willing to do things others were not. For the memory of her friend, and for the safety of those still with her.
But in this one case... she would need a whole new outfit to match it.
