Truth or Dare ~ by SaralynArati

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Estel is impressed. "That sounds very brave, and slightly foolhardy. No wonder I like you," and, to her surprise, she blushes a tiny bit. However, there is no awkwardness. "Your pirate name is much better than my bandit name 'Sword of Justice', though. How did you come to be called Shooting Star?" "Ah, now that's an extremely long story, and will have to wait for another occasion. See that nothing happens to you so that you can hear it all when that time comes," the captain says, smiling.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Even when I am human," he says, "my senses, especially hearing and smell, are abnormally keen. Your scent led me to the bakery. I can jump several times my own height, and I heal more quickly than average." Estel smiles. "That must be convenient... as well as a nuisance aboard ship." "Not as much as you would think; you adapt," Silver Fox tells her. "I once led a small army and retook a town. Since then I have been a bandit who preyed on other bandits as well as official scoundrels."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"That makes sense," she remarks. "You speak of your parents in the past tense. Are they both dead, then?" "Yes, fortunately and sadly, but I have one older half-sister and one younger full sister. Both my siblings have very strong magic, and I'm glad for them, yet in no way jealous." The captain nods. "I can understand that. I am an only child, and my father is dead, but I still send money and letters to my mother, and visit when I can." Now Silver Fox stops to eat and drink a little.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"I also have a little magic, but I prefer not to conjure unless there is no choice; my father was an evil sorcerer, and I have no desire to be like him. The one thing that I do use is my ability to shape-shift," he volunteers, trusting his most secret talent to this woman. "Ah, so that explains... maybe... I'll have to think about it. What shapes can you assume?" Estel asks. "Without an essence, a statuette that I sculpt, only the grey fox. It is my preferred form, anyway," he confesses.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Thank you. Is your name Silver Fox?" "Yes," he replies. "My family name is Silver, and my mother named me Fox. I actually am only half from the Central Kingdom, but on my father's side. My mother came from further north." She eats a bit. Bread, ironically, but not the same bread he bought. "I have a little magic, I believe, although I've never had it tested. I'm just absurdly lucky. It lies in my nets and other things that I craft with my own hands. Many of my crew have talismans."

10 years ago