Francis At Sea

by THX 0477

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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.”

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Francis At Sea

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Sigh, such a sad attempt at piracy. Feel free to sequel or prequel, pick or pan.

  2. Francis At Sea

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Aargh, matey! Now this is something I’m on board for. You can’t develop proper piracy without a few sequels. It’d be bad form.

  3. Francis At Sea

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    i better not attempt a sequel my foray into piracy was a over done cliche lol, this was very well done.

  4. Francis At Sea

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ahh ye good ol pirates at sea

    im very intrigued as to who or what the stone lady is

    please write a sequel
    that would be very much appreciated by the likes of me – ie an avid reader of your ficlets

  5. Francis At Sea

    Lone Writer's Buddy Icon Lone Writer

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Arrgggh! I like pirate tales, mate!

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