Hi all, have a nice Christmas? I did--almost got stuck at my folks though--lots of snow!!!
Chapter 17--A Talk And A Scuffle
Shauna couldn't believe it. One of her men lay unconscious on the floor, sopping wet with bits of glass scattered around him. The other was standing back; looking rather relieved she had arrived. "Can't you fools do anything right?!" she yelled. "It wasn't that difficult a task!!" She suddenly realized what Drizzt was holding and what had been broken. "That wash basin and pitcher are valuable!"
Drizzt glanced at the scattered glass then at the basin. "Not anymore," he shrugged.
"Put that down, I only ordered one shackle put on your ankle, it's not like I ordered you chained to the bed or something," Shauna growled.
"I don't give a damn, I won't submit to that kind of humiliation. I'd jump overboard first," Drizzt retorted.
Shauna sighed. "Put it down and let's talk this over," she said.
"When he leaves and takes that leash with him," Drizzt said, scowling at the guard.
Shauna gestured to the pirate and he left, closing the door. She looked at Drizzt. "All right?"
Drizzt tossed the basin aside, ignoring the crash as it shattered on the floor. So go ahead and talk," he said calmly.
"I won't allow you to continuously defy me in front of my crew. It's causing trouble," Shauna said. She walked over to the table and filled a goblet with wine and drained it.
"Then you shouldn't have brought me here, did you really expect me to meekly surrender to whatever you commanded," Drizzt demanded.
Shauna chuckled. "I suppose not, you are a warrior," she said. "But control has to be done." She set the goblet down. "I'm going to have to deal with this." She moved towards him.
Drizzt edged to the left to avoid being trapped in the corner. He dropped to the floor as she leaped for him and bolted to the door before she got back to her feet. He found it wouldn't open.
"Didn't I tell you? I engaged the lock when I came in. It locked when my man left. I have the only key," Shauna smirked and lunged again.
Drizzt almost got away again, but she managed to snag a handful of his hair. "Oww! Let go!!" he snarled.
"Got you," Shauna said triumphantly. She began pulling him towards her. "That was much easier then I thought it would be. I had expected a better chase then that, dark elf."
"If you insist," Drizzt snarled. He twisted in her grip; ignoring the pain as his hair was pulled then sank his teeth into her wrist.
"Oww!" Shauna howled and let go.
Drizzt immediately retreated to the other side of the room and watched her warily.
Shauna looked torn between laughing and cursing. "I never thought you would stoop to such an unfair tactic as biting," she said.
"In a fight there is no such thing as a fair tatic, you use anything you have too. Pulling hair isn't exactly fair either," Drizzt said.
"I wager you're a real wildcat in bed," Shauna remarked as she cautiously moved towards him.
"You'll never get the chance to find out," Drizzt returned.
"Of course not, I'm not that foolish. I could force you to my bed and you'd knife me the first chance you got," Shauna said.
"Why wait? I'd be glad to knife you now," Drizzt snapped.
"Yes, I'm sure you would be," Shauna said. She'd just tensed to lunge when someone pounded on the door.
"Captain!! Ship off the port stern! It's coming straight toward us!!" a pirate yelled.
"Damn, we'll finish this later, dark warrior," Shauna said. She backed out of the cabin and Drizzt heard the lock engage when the door closed behind her.
Drizzt wondered if it was another group of pirates or another pirate hunter. He could be in deep trouble either way. And I don't have so much as a dagger, Drizzt thought. He couldn't believe that he might end up hung as a pirate after helping hunt so many down…..
Whoo, more action!! Poor Drizzt is caught between a rock and a hard place…….R/R everyone!!!