"Down by the reeds,"
"What's that noise?" The captain of the ship, The Marionette, asked the crew member. The lookout in the crow's nest looked out to the sea. "It's a woman! Singing!" The crew decided to go save the woman, as a woman out in the middle of the sea is surely in danger. The crew was already low in numbers, so they sent three men out in a small rowboat towards the rocks where the girl was laying on. They tried hard to see her through the foggy air and listened as they got closer.
"Down by the reeds
Down by the reeds
Swim the sirens of Oakvale
Out to the seas."
The crewmates were confused; that was a child's song, why was the woman singing it? Once they got close enough, they could finally see her. She was running her hand through the water calmly, humming the verse again and again, not noticing the small boat making its way to her. They didn't know what she was doing there, but they did know one thing: she was absolutely beautiful. She had flawless caramel brown hair, with just a hint of blonde. Her skin was sun-kissed and had no type of scarring or blemishes, uncommon for Albion's women. Her skin was also very soft looking, and when she looked up and finally noticed the boat, the crew noticed her eyes, which were bright green with golden flecks in them.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I distract you from your journey?" She spoke softly, with a voice like honey.
The crew was speechless until one man spoke up. "Do you need help getting back to shore, miss?"
"Shore? Oh, yes, that would be lovely. Where to?" She asked as she got into the boat.
"Oakvale, miss?" They asked, looking at her strangely. "We're unfamiliar with that place."
The woman sighed. They sailed back to Bowerstone, giving the woman some pirate's clothing and a small dagger. Right before entering the Bowerstone river, a young deckhand had finally had enough of resisting the woman and tried to forcibly kiss her, causing her to stab him fatally. After realizing what she had done, she discovered that she felt little to no remorse. She proceeded to kill the rest of the small crew, as well as the weak captain. She raided the ship, taking all of their gold, as well as the captain's master cutlass; which he had stupidly put on display rather than use. The woman started a small fire, before jumping out of the ship and swimming to shore. She was an excellent swimmer and got there far before the fire had spread too noticeably. A few crate carriers noticed her climb out of the river, but said nothing, as she had a dangerous look in her eye, and was wearing pirate's gear.
"Welcome to Bowerstone Market, miss!" A guard said.
"Thank you." She said, giving a charming smile, and begun to saunter off.
"What did you say your name was, miss?" The guard said, as if in a trance by the woman.
She stopped, and turned her head to the side, smiling.
"My name is Iris. Iris Blackwood."