[color:"#6699FF"]I stared at the thing standing in front o� me. I was supposed to ride this thing? Can�t trust anything that don�t got a sail or a rudder. Specially not something that�s got a mind o� it�s own. The horse looked back at me, and blinked.
�He won�t bite you, Faile, I promise.� Jessica assured me. �Look, he knows the way to the coast and back, and that�s what you need, right? He�ll do it himself; he used to be a supply train horse. Just get on, and he�ll go.� Well, I guess I got no choice. I gave Jessica a hug, and thanked her for her help. Hmm, now how did her purse manage to get in me bag?
To my surprise, I found the motion of the beast was something like the soothing sway of a ship deck. Mayhap this wouldn�t be so bad after all.
Some days later, the salty smell o� the sea tingled in me nose. At last! Me arsie is crying ta be off this smelly beast. I reckon I got enough gold ta get me started with a crew, an� a place ta sleep till I get me a boat.
I got off o� the horse and walked the last stretch of road inta town. As the beautiful harbor came inta view, I stopped dead. Sailing in under full sail was the biggest, grandest, most gorgeous ship I had ever laid me poor eyes on. Right then I knew, she had ta be mine. Now ta find out who owns her, an� the best way ta� steal her. I made my way to �The Lady of the Sea,� an inn secretly owned by a pirate, and set up so we had a place where we could safely stay if we needed ta be on shore for any unfortunate reason. I gladly handed off me horse ta the stable boy and went to the common room for a badly needed drink. [color:"#FFFFFF"]
Last edited by faile; 19/06/03 12:38 AM.
