Coming of Age ~ by SaralynArati

SaralynArati

0

Story continues on this doll: httpwww.dolldivine.com/Other-Stuff/SaralynArati-2950211

10 years ago

SaralynArati

0

"With the new infusion of crew, vouched for by my virtual uncle, and some female deckhands that had come out of the woodwork upon hearing of my success, we targeted the biggest and baddest pirate out there: Captain Char of the Firebrand. It was the bloodiest battle we had been in so far. Some of my men and women were so seriously hurt that they were out of commission for weeks, but none were killed or even maimed in the fray, and I became sought after for lucky talismans and tactical nets."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

0

"Furthermore, anyone who attempted to remain faithful to the commander or even to speak rationally to King Galad and Queen Rian were sacked along with him." "Why doesn't that surprise me?" says Silver Fox. "Quite a few experienced naval officers were suddenly without jobs. I offered the commander the choice of hunting pirates under me, or taking my second best ship and doing whatever seemed good to him. He chose the former, of course, because that had been his primary purpose all along."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

0

"The last to join my crew was the commander, Minas. He had agreed to teach me to use my sword, and had some notion of how I was employing it. Although I got the impression that he didn't entirely disapprove, looking the other way was the most support I got from him. Until the last, disastrous, royal processional tour of the islands, wherein the Swan came within sighting distance of a pirate ship. They were never in any danger, but the reigning couple fired the garrison commanded for laxity."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

0

"My mother was no longer having trouble making ends meet, and that was ostensibly the point, but I found that I still didn't want to settle down and mend nets. However, I was in danger of running out of trusted men to crew my vessels. We had picked up one or two seamen here and there, who would rather sail under a young woman and WIN, than walk the plank and grumble about defeat by her. These first recruits were put firmly to the test, and if they passed, I accepted their loyalty with honor."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

0

"I now had, however, a half-decent sloop, a fishing boat, a smuggler's craft, and a two man crew. Also I had a pirate name. We had taken the sloop in a pincer move, and for our next few depredations, sometimes we used the Freedom Shadow alone, and others not, depending on the type of ship and number of hands. Any who surrendered immediately were left alive, both out of mercy and partially to build my/our reputation; I was Shooting Star by this time, and my ships kept getting more impressive."

10 years ago