Comments on 'Francis At Sea'A Southward breeze crossed the foredeck and left Francis shuddering as he scurried aft. His course zigged and zagged as he kept an eye on his crewmates. He'd learned not to turn his back on them, for lots of reasons.
His lithe body spun to avoid a teasing punch from Cay, and Francis could only sigh. This was such a long way from Madame Jerome's bedchamber. But that was a thought for another day. He needed to speak with the captain, if you could call him that.
Being captain aboard a mercenary vessel such as theirs amounted to having killed, marooned or paid off the previous captain. Francis bounded the steps to the quarter deck two at a time, mainly just because he could, and found himself eye to eye with Captain Dalley, one of the ugliest men he'd ever seen. Thirty years at sea had not been kind.
"Ye be in a rush, lad?" the grissled captain queried.
"Aye, sir," our hero replied, looking shiftily left and right, "And we ought to be too, if ye've any interest in The Stone Lady." 2007-10-06T18:47:16Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/10464Comment on Francis At Sea<p>Arrgggh! I like pirate tales, mate!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10464?basename=162382007-10-06T18:47:16ZLone Writerhttp://ficlets.com/authors/solopenComment on Francis At Sea<p>ahh ye good ol pirates at sea</p>
<p>im very intrigued as to who or what the stone lady is</p>
<p>please write a sequel <br />that would be very much appreciated by the likes of me – ie an avid reader of your ficlets</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10464?basename=151092007-09-30T05:07:47Zartistsrunwildhttp://ficlets.com/authors/artistsrunwildComment on Francis At Sea<p>i better not attempt a sequel my foray into piracy was a over done cliche lol, this was very well done.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10464?basename=150922007-09-30T02:59:30ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Francis At Sea<p>Aargh, matey! Now this is something I’m on board for. You can’t develop <em>proper</em> piracy without a few sequels. It’d be bad form.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10464?basename=150782007-09-30T01:02:38ZBatak Beatrixhttp://ficlets.com/authors/batakbeatrixComment on Francis At Sea<p>Sigh, such a sad attempt at piracy. Feel free to sequel or prequel, pick or pan.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10464?basename=150722007-09-29T23:57:41ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477