Building a Legend ~ by SaralynArati

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"They weren't, though. They weren't even fair, for that was where I came across Irayo. Once he figured out that we were killing his captors, he helped us. Three against one in our favor, although admittedly Irayo was shackled. Neither I nor my smuggler partner had any stomach for slavery, so Irayo was freed. He said he owed me a life debt and would follow me until it was paid. I changed the name of the boat to Freedom Shadow, and took hers since I liked it so well. Bright, and then gone."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Now all I had to do was get my hands on some loot, not merely smuggled odds and ends, but actual pirate treasure. Rod, hearing that I planned our attack on a very small and insignificant pirate, told me I was insane and shared his best guess as to what shipping lanes to watch." Shooting Star smiled nostalgically. "The boat was a three-man sloop that could, at need, be handled by only two. She was named the Shooting Star. That was my first victory, though I expected the odds to be brutal."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"I would create a fake courtship by one of the pirates that were so thick in those waters, who would send me all sorts of presents trying to win me over, but whom I would steadfastly refuse to wed until he consented to become a law-abiding sailor. This would explain assorted loot showing up at my house, which I would have no compunction against selling, and also it would account for no one ever seeing this mysterious man, because he wouldn't want to be recognized. I called him Dae'o, Shadow."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Anyway, that continued for a while, but I was beginning to have a problem accounting for my morning's haul of fish as my suitors one by one dropped away and devoted themselves to other girls. It could no longer be anonymous charity from them, you see," Estel looked, rather than bitter or wistful, rather piqued at this inconvenient behavior in her erstwhile swains. "However, I was making huge strides with my sword, which was not a bad blade after some maintenance, so I got another crazy idea."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Neither of us would yield an inch, so, out of desperation because I really didn't want to have to kill him, I suggested a partnership, and surprisingly, he agreed. Rod gave his word, and for him, that's binding. We had just doubled our working crew and fleet of boats. I would essentially act as a lookout for him, while he kept the real pirates off my back." Shooting Star chuckled. "I think he has a mother or sister, or both, back home with a hot temper and a ready knife; he likes that."

10 years ago