Chapter 4:
A talk with the Captain
"They're just not use t' havin' new comers on board." She said, turning to Tera to have a word.
Tera laughed. " 'Specially a women?"
"Nah, they be use to women." She grinned a bit. "They better be by now..."
" See'in is 'ow ye be a women, I should hope so. I was lucky ye happened te be 'ere or the famous Tera Blackheart would o' been caught."
Vianne didn't catch on to the sarcasm.
"Famous? Sorry lass but I 'ave never heard of ye so ye must not be that famous."
She kicked a sleeping crewman, and at that, he jumped up quickly and began to work. Vianne turned her attention back to Tera.
"But why were ye runnin'?
Tera laughed. "Not 'round 'ere im not. More like infamous....but eny way, av stolen somefin tha' was rightfully mine." She showed her the ring.
It was gold bearing a white pearl cut in the shape of a heart. Tera held it in her fingers, feeling the texture of it. A smile beared across her face.
"Pirate stole it from me.'e sold it to a man round 'ere en ah found 'im and took it back." She kissed it before continuing. " Means o' lot te me, this ring."
"Are ye married?" She asked with a brow raised, glancing at the ring for a second before turning her attention out to the sea.
"Or is it like family heirloom?"
Tera stared at the ground, and her smile faded. " Actually...it be a ring me da' gave me when i was a young lass." She looked up again and smiling once again. " But um fine."
"Well then it was right fer ye t' take it." She smirked a bit.
"We be 'eadin' to a lil' place called Port Royal, 'eard there be a lot of shine to be found."
Tera laughed. " Aye, there is."
"O' course it's probably cursed..but no one's ever tried to be takin' it to find out if it be true or not." She grinned a little.
"Think ye'd be up fer the challenge of taken a bit?" Tera grinned back. " O' bit?" She snickered. "Le's go fer the lot o' it."
"That's what I wanted to 'ear lass." She paced around the deck, making sure everyone was doing their jobs. "Should take us nearly 2 weeks to make it there."
Tera followed her holding her hands together behind her back. " Thas o' right. Not like a got a place te be goin eneway." "So what makes ye so infamous?" Vianne asked with a grin, looking out to the sea one more time.
"Well...actually it not be me but the crew i was with. Brought a bad influence upon me.mostly why they marrooned me. Dint like that way I thought. Bloody traitors, the lot o' them."
She raised a brow. "The crew you was with? Well who were they?"
" Well, I be a gurl tha' follows by the code, while they...well, they bare no rules. They killed every en enyone they saw or looked at them. When we be plunderin a ship, they dont wait te see if they surrender. Had a talk with them 'bout it en they dint take it so well so they left me on an island te die."
"Sounds like a charmin' lot o' pirates...no wonder why everyone be out to kill us..." She laughed a bit..."But ye got off the island at least."
"Yeh.Me bein a charmin lady." She paused putting her hand to her chest, fluttering her eyes a bit. " ah hitched a ride with o' couple o' pirates tha' happened te be sailing by. I flagged em en got te land. Thas why i be left without me ship. Blasted scallywag bastards of a crew stole it....or took it, rather."
"Seems the only way pirates be gettin' a ship is by stealin one...too bloody lazy to win it or make one." She looked at her, nodding her head a bit. "I be sorry to hear about yer ship...maybe I can help ye steal it back." Tera bowed in respect. " Tha' be very helpful. Ah thank ye again."
Vianne held out a finger, pointing it indirectly at Tera
"I only said a maybe...but I be sure me crew is up for a good tussle." She leaned down, resting her elbows on the railing.
"Ye wouldn't happen to be a cook would ye?"
"They're just not use t' havin' new comers on board." She said, turning to Tera to have a word.
Tera laughed. " 'Specially a women?"
"Nah, they be use to women." She grinned a bit. "They better be by now..."
" See'in is 'ow ye be a women, I should hope so. I was lucky ye happened te be 'ere or the famous Tera Blackheart would o' been caught."
Vianne didn't catch on to the sarcasm.
"Famous? Sorry lass but I 'ave never heard of ye so ye must not be that famous."
She kicked a sleeping crewman, and at that, he jumped up quickly and began to work. Vianne turned her attention back to Tera.
"But why were ye runnin'?
Tera laughed. "Not 'round 'ere im not. More like infamous....but eny way, av stolen somefin tha' was rightfully mine." She showed her the ring.
It was gold bearing a white pearl cut in the shape of a heart. Tera held it in her fingers, feeling the texture of it. A smile beared across her face.
"Pirate stole it from me.'e sold it to a man round 'ere en ah found 'im and took it back." She kissed it before continuing. " Means o' lot te me, this ring."
"Are ye married?" She asked with a brow raised, glancing at the ring for a second before turning her attention out to the sea.
"Or is it like family heirloom?"
Tera stared at the ground, and her smile faded. " Actually...it be a ring me da' gave me when i was a young lass." She looked up again and smiling once again. " But um fine."
"Well then it was right fer ye t' take it." She smirked a bit.
"We be 'eadin' to a lil' place called Port Royal, 'eard there be a lot of shine to be found."
Tera laughed. " Aye, there is."
"O' course it's probably cursed..but no one's ever tried to be takin' it to find out if it be true or not." She grinned a little.
"Think ye'd be up fer the challenge of taken a bit?" Tera grinned back. " O' bit?" She snickered. "Le's go fer the lot o' it."
"That's what I wanted to 'ear lass." She paced around the deck, making sure everyone was doing their jobs. "Should take us nearly 2 weeks to make it there."
Tera followed her holding her hands together behind her back. " Thas o' right. Not like a got a place te be goin eneway." "So what makes ye so infamous?" Vianne asked with a grin, looking out to the sea one more time.
"Well...actually it not be me but the crew i was with. Brought a bad influence upon me.mostly why they marrooned me. Dint like that way I thought. Bloody traitors, the lot o' them."
She raised a brow. "The crew you was with? Well who were they?"
" Well, I be a gurl tha' follows by the code, while they...well, they bare no rules. They killed every en enyone they saw or looked at them. When we be plunderin a ship, they dont wait te see if they surrender. Had a talk with them 'bout it en they dint take it so well so they left me on an island te die."
"Sounds like a charmin' lot o' pirates...no wonder why everyone be out to kill us..." She laughed a bit..."But ye got off the island at least."
"Yeh.Me bein a charmin lady." She paused putting her hand to her chest, fluttering her eyes a bit. " ah hitched a ride with o' couple o' pirates tha' happened te be sailing by. I flagged em en got te land. Thas why i be left without me ship. Blasted scallywag bastards of a crew stole it....or took it, rather."
"Seems the only way pirates be gettin' a ship is by stealin one...too bloody lazy to win it or make one." She looked at her, nodding her head a bit. "I be sorry to hear about yer ship...maybe I can help ye steal it back." Tera bowed in respect. " Tha' be very helpful. Ah thank ye again."
Vianne held out a finger, pointing it indirectly at Tera
"I only said a maybe...but I be sure me crew is up for a good tussle." She leaned down, resting her elbows on the railing.
"Ye wouldn't happen to be a cook would ye?"