Chapter 1:
A Near-Caught Escape
" Stop her! Don't let her get away! Thief!" a man yelled, running after a young women.
" I do have a name!" She retorted half aggrivated.
She ran faster, into the town and nearly tripped around the corner, but picked up her feet in a quick recovery and kept running.
She wouldn't be running if she had her gun.pistol, sword.anything. The only thing she had on her was a dagger in her bodice. So only choice was to run.or risk loosing her only dagger. That was out of the question.
She dodged the corner running to towards out of the town half out of breath, breathing hard. She could hear his voice from the back of her but kept running.
The sea dock was near. Where was she to run to? Her ship was gone. Still running, she scanned the sea dock.
There.
" Oh.." she breathed, " Thank god!"
She ran to the dock and saw a ship getting ready to leave.
She ran up and made a huge leap and landed dead on the ship's dock, grabbing her knees to break the fall and crashed.
She stood up, breathing heavily, and brushed the dirt of her blouse which was rather redundant seeing as it was a mess before then. The blouse was big on her but fit her look. Dark colored pants, slighty baggy fit her barely and was held up by a belt too big for her.
She looked behind her where the man was left unable to chase her any longer. She smiled and waved in mimic.
She surveyed the dock and noticed the crew. She step toward and they stepped back. She screwed up her face. This wasn't working.
" Where be the Captain o' this ship?!" She demanded.
A women stood on the gangplank of the ship. Shouting orders out to the crew. Her dark brown hair was tied in the back loosely and she was wearing a baggy parchment shirt, obviously not made for her, and dark pants with dark boots. Her hands were both wrapped in leather.
"Would ye all bloody get a move on! I want to leave!" She yelled.
Well then, theres the answer to that question, Tera thought.
The crew looking at the stranger, about to laugh before simply pointing to the woman.
The women looked down at the crew.
"What's so funn...who are you?"
The girl responded bravily, bowing slightly.
" I be Teresa Blackheart.. call me Tera. I was having trouble loosing those men, there.and I be wonderin if i can sail with ye..I've lost me ship." She said smiling rather cheesishly
The women took a glance at the man that was following the her before glancing back.
"Willin' t' work for yer keep?"
" Course, Captain.eh.dint catch yer name."
She jumped off the plank, walking over to her, taking a few glances. "Vianne Carvelle...".
She then nodded to the crew and they continued to set sail. Tera was speachless. She couldn't believe it. Just my luck, she thought. She couldn't help but to laugh a bit.
The crew was staring at her just as flabbergasted as Tera was. but she soon snapped out of it glaring at them.
" What are ye all starin at, wev got work!"
Still, they stared but Tera wasn't sure it was for the same reason anymore.
The captain stepped toward her, glaring at Tera before hitching up a playful Let-me-handle-this smile.
" You can marvel at her beauty later, like she said, we've got work!" The captain said and the crew quickly began to hustle around and the ship and finally set sail.
A Near-Caught Escape
" Stop her! Don't let her get away! Thief!" a man yelled, running after a young women.
" I do have a name!" She retorted half aggrivated.
She ran faster, into the town and nearly tripped around the corner, but picked up her feet in a quick recovery and kept running.
She wouldn't be running if she had her gun.pistol, sword.anything. The only thing she had on her was a dagger in her bodice. So only choice was to run.or risk loosing her only dagger. That was out of the question.
She dodged the corner running to towards out of the town half out of breath, breathing hard. She could hear his voice from the back of her but kept running.
The sea dock was near. Where was she to run to? Her ship was gone. Still running, she scanned the sea dock.
There.
" Oh.." she breathed, " Thank god!"
She ran to the dock and saw a ship getting ready to leave.
She ran up and made a huge leap and landed dead on the ship's dock, grabbing her knees to break the fall and crashed.
She stood up, breathing heavily, and brushed the dirt of her blouse which was rather redundant seeing as it was a mess before then. The blouse was big on her but fit her look. Dark colored pants, slighty baggy fit her barely and was held up by a belt too big for her.
She looked behind her where the man was left unable to chase her any longer. She smiled and waved in mimic.
She surveyed the dock and noticed the crew. She step toward and they stepped back. She screwed up her face. This wasn't working.
" Where be the Captain o' this ship?!" She demanded.
A women stood on the gangplank of the ship. Shouting orders out to the crew. Her dark brown hair was tied in the back loosely and she was wearing a baggy parchment shirt, obviously not made for her, and dark pants with dark boots. Her hands were both wrapped in leather.
"Would ye all bloody get a move on! I want to leave!" She yelled.
Well then, theres the answer to that question, Tera thought.
The crew looking at the stranger, about to laugh before simply pointing to the woman.
The women looked down at the crew.
"What's so funn...who are you?"
The girl responded bravily, bowing slightly.
" I be Teresa Blackheart.. call me Tera. I was having trouble loosing those men, there.and I be wonderin if i can sail with ye..I've lost me ship." She said smiling rather cheesishly
The women took a glance at the man that was following the her before glancing back.
"Willin' t' work for yer keep?"
" Course, Captain.eh.dint catch yer name."
She jumped off the plank, walking over to her, taking a few glances. "Vianne Carvelle...".
She then nodded to the crew and they continued to set sail. Tera was speachless. She couldn't believe it. Just my luck, she thought. She couldn't help but to laugh a bit.
The crew was staring at her just as flabbergasted as Tera was. but she soon snapped out of it glaring at them.
" What are ye all starin at, wev got work!"
Still, they stared but Tera wasn't sure it was for the same reason anymore.
The captain stepped toward her, glaring at Tera before hitching up a playful Let-me-handle-this smile.
" You can marvel at her beauty later, like she said, we've got work!" The captain said and the crew quickly began to hustle around and the ship and finally set sail.