The open sea. Such a fickle mistress.
She can be a blessing, giving life in the form of food to those she lets live alongside her, and carry from place to place, providing them with a cool breeze on a hot day and even a way to be entertained, or she can be a curse, swallowing up entire ships in its massive and angry waves as she goes from calm and gentle to rough and turbulent in moments, and she can even conceal beasts which are only spoke of in legend and in shadowy taverns. But through all of that, we still love to visit her, but never, would we wanna live there.
“Captain, we're approaching the island,â€Â
Khatai's voice broke into the waking dream he was having and he nodded and sat up quickly, his eyes focusing on the approaching island. He patted her on the shoulder as he stood and slid on the set of spiked knuckles over his fists and cinched them tight so they'd not slide off.
“Heh, right, I was just resting my eyes,†he said and gave her a grin.
“Mhm riiiight, restin yer eyes, more like off daydreamin 'gain'.†she said.
He chuckled lightly and gave her the usual shrug of “so sue meâ€Â, to which she just rolled her eyes, causing him to laugh a bit more.
“Alright alright 'nough' o' that, lets get in an' out, no dallying. We find te' map as we've been tasked and leave understand?†The small group he was with nodded as the small boat came to shore. He jumped out and landed softly in the sand, pulling the boat a bit more up onto the small beach. It didn't take long for the rest of the small team which was with him to follow him as well. He looked at Khatai and gave a nod, then reached into his belt and removed a small map.
“Alright, what we're looking for is said to be in this general area. There are 7 huts here, according to my information. The issue we may run into is bandits and highwaymen supposedly patrol this island, because it is where many wash up from wrecked vessels. If we run into them, we simply kill them, but we don't kill non-fighters if there are any. Khatai will be bringing up the rear as he head into the camp. Since the moon is out, and its bright we'll be moving in a staggered line formation, stay to the shadows, and follow me closely.†he said and rolled the map back up.
The small group moved silently under the moonlight across the small island. Going from shadow to shadow and sticking to the treeline of the jungle, out of the purview of the highwaymen which patrolled the roads. They came upon a small village, which looked abandoned at first sight. Kima raised his fist and brought the group to a halt.
“I'll go check it out first, wait till I give a all clear,â€Â
They nodded and watched as he peered left, then right to ensure his path was clear then darted off. He was agile, despite how he favored his left ankle, and managed to silently slip into the the area around the huts without much notice. He closed his eyes and held his breath, letting his ears focus on hearing footsteps, heartbeats, or whispers. He heard none and then waved the rest of the crew over.
It didn't take them long to all make their way over to him and with one wave of his hand the small group all spread out towards one of the huts.
“Alright map... Where are you...†he said softly as he slipped into one of the huts nearest to him. The place looked abandoned, at least as far as he could make out. The fire pit had not been used in weeks, what little food was inside had spoiled rotten. The bed, or what passed for it, had not been slept in either.
“Huh.. why would someone hide a map in this place...?†He asked himself as he carefully shuffled through all the items, turning over small chests and opening drawers. Finding nothing he walked back out, in time to meet with the rest of the small group with him. Khatai frowned as her tail swayed back and forth, a sign of her irritation as he'd learned.
“Captain, we found nothing, all of them were empty pretty much, they all looked like they were lived in-†Kima stopped her and looked around quickly, his ears twitched as he focused directly ahead of him.
“We have guests.†he said. Khatai drew both daggers from her sides and lowered her posture as the rest of his crew got into fighting position. Not even two seconds later, torches came on all around them. They were surrounded, archers with arrows already cocked. A hyur stepped forward. This woman had on what looked like bandit attire and a large grin on her scarred face.
“Well “Kimaâ€Â, ya were easy to capture, why dontcha surrender peacefully, so ah' can collect the full price on yer head.†she said and raised a hand above her head. “Ye got five seconds to comply, or ya will all be shot down...†Khatai glanced over at Kima and smirked lightly, keeping both daggers at the ready.
“One o' yer women Kima? Eh I shouldn't be surprised heh, this looks like quite the predicament you got us into eh?†He glanced back, his own grin plastered on his face.
“ Firstly i've never seen this woman in me' life, and secondly...It wouldn't be an adventure if it was any other way...â€Â
She can be a blessing, giving life in the form of food to those she lets live alongside her, and carry from place to place, providing them with a cool breeze on a hot day and even a way to be entertained, or she can be a curse, swallowing up entire ships in its massive and angry waves as she goes from calm and gentle to rough and turbulent in moments, and she can even conceal beasts which are only spoke of in legend and in shadowy taverns. But through all of that, we still love to visit her, but never, would we wanna live there.
“Captain, we're approaching the island,â€Â
Khatai's voice broke into the waking dream he was having and he nodded and sat up quickly, his eyes focusing on the approaching island. He patted her on the shoulder as he stood and slid on the set of spiked knuckles over his fists and cinched them tight so they'd not slide off.
“Heh, right, I was just resting my eyes,†he said and gave her a grin.
“Mhm riiiight, restin yer eyes, more like off daydreamin 'gain'.†she said.
He chuckled lightly and gave her the usual shrug of “so sue meâ€Â, to which she just rolled her eyes, causing him to laugh a bit more.
“Alright alright 'nough' o' that, lets get in an' out, no dallying. We find te' map as we've been tasked and leave understand?†The small group he was with nodded as the small boat came to shore. He jumped out and landed softly in the sand, pulling the boat a bit more up onto the small beach. It didn't take long for the rest of the small team which was with him to follow him as well. He looked at Khatai and gave a nod, then reached into his belt and removed a small map.
“Alright, what we're looking for is said to be in this general area. There are 7 huts here, according to my information. The issue we may run into is bandits and highwaymen supposedly patrol this island, because it is where many wash up from wrecked vessels. If we run into them, we simply kill them, but we don't kill non-fighters if there are any. Khatai will be bringing up the rear as he head into the camp. Since the moon is out, and its bright we'll be moving in a staggered line formation, stay to the shadows, and follow me closely.†he said and rolled the map back up.
The small group moved silently under the moonlight across the small island. Going from shadow to shadow and sticking to the treeline of the jungle, out of the purview of the highwaymen which patrolled the roads. They came upon a small village, which looked abandoned at first sight. Kima raised his fist and brought the group to a halt.
“I'll go check it out first, wait till I give a all clear,â€Â
They nodded and watched as he peered left, then right to ensure his path was clear then darted off. He was agile, despite how he favored his left ankle, and managed to silently slip into the the area around the huts without much notice. He closed his eyes and held his breath, letting his ears focus on hearing footsteps, heartbeats, or whispers. He heard none and then waved the rest of the crew over.
It didn't take them long to all make their way over to him and with one wave of his hand the small group all spread out towards one of the huts.
“Alright map... Where are you...†he said softly as he slipped into one of the huts nearest to him. The place looked abandoned, at least as far as he could make out. The fire pit had not been used in weeks, what little food was inside had spoiled rotten. The bed, or what passed for it, had not been slept in either.
“Huh.. why would someone hide a map in this place...?†He asked himself as he carefully shuffled through all the items, turning over small chests and opening drawers. Finding nothing he walked back out, in time to meet with the rest of the small group with him. Khatai frowned as her tail swayed back and forth, a sign of her irritation as he'd learned.
“Captain, we found nothing, all of them were empty pretty much, they all looked like they were lived in-†Kima stopped her and looked around quickly, his ears twitched as he focused directly ahead of him.
“We have guests.†he said. Khatai drew both daggers from her sides and lowered her posture as the rest of his crew got into fighting position. Not even two seconds later, torches came on all around them. They were surrounded, archers with arrows already cocked. A hyur stepped forward. This woman had on what looked like bandit attire and a large grin on her scarred face.
“Well “Kimaâ€Â, ya were easy to capture, why dontcha surrender peacefully, so ah' can collect the full price on yer head.†she said and raised a hand above her head. “Ye got five seconds to comply, or ya will all be shot down...†Khatai glanced over at Kima and smirked lightly, keeping both daggers at the ready.
“One o' yer women Kima? Eh I shouldn't be surprised heh, this looks like quite the predicament you got us into eh?†He glanced back, his own grin plastered on his face.
“ Firstly i've never seen this woman in me' life, and secondly...It wouldn't be an adventure if it was any other way...â€Â
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