Kelewen

Slave ship wrecked

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Slave ship wrecked

Ulric shrugged in response to John's query. "They ain't all that interestin' to me after they're caught," the slave hunter admitted. "Though, that stark white girl, couldn't miss her. Never seen nothin' like her before. Someone paid extra to have her though."

He paused and knelt to look at something that caught his attention, glancing back toward Dinah. "The captain'll deal with the Ghurkon," he said, unworried about the specifics of the deal. But her observations about the chain intrigued him. "But that chain is interestin'." He nodded as if thinking, the corners of his mouth turning up ever so slightly and then seemed to be talking more to himself than the others, "Maybe they'll be unexpected."

After a moment, his thoughts returned to the present and he pointed to the place on the trail that had caught his attention, which was where Brinley's shackle had caused her to fall. "Whaddaya make of this?"

Fortune or Fate?

@Blox Thank you for letting us know!

@bloonewb, what do you think about your character's struggle with Kaiden maybe injuring him and knocking him unconscious? Then if Blox happens to free up in a week or two, he can wake up. If not... maybe we'll kill him off later.

Slave ship wrecked

Ulric glanced at the younger man, nodding in satisfaction at the other's eagerness to learn the tricks of the trade. "Well, assuming this place is as unknown to them as it is to me and I'd wager it is," he started, talking as they continued following the trail left by the slaves, "they'll likely stick together. Safety in numbers, you see, but that just makes our job of finding them easier. They'll also probably run pretty close to a straight line away from the boat for as long as they can, until something forces them to change course. That something is what we gotta keep our eyes peeled for."

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Being invited to dinner sounded particularly appealing to Brinley. On the ship, the food was only given out sparingly on a good day. During the storm, the slavers hadn't bothered to feed their cargo at all. While her family was far from wealthy, their sheep and chickens provided a steady enough diet and the girl was unaccustomed to prolonged periods without food. That coupled with the strenuous sprint through the warm jungle had left her feeling a bit woozy.

One way or the other. As his meaning sunk in, her eyes grew wide. But a moment later her fist clenched in determination. For some reason, she did not want this man to think her a coward. "Maybe we can just point them in the direction of the captain of that horrid ship. There'd be leftovers for breakfast."

Slave ship wrecked

No worries. I was off work today but normally I won't be able to post as many times throughout the day.

Slave ship wrecked

@Kelewen

I can pick one up

@Nikki Moonlight

Great!

(There's certainly room for all of us to have one if anyone else thinks it could be fun!)

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Would be great if someone picked up one of the crewmembers with Ulric as a second character. ;)

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The girl hesitated, glancing at Oliver's wild gestures, trying to decipher what he meant. But when the red-headed boy followed the stranger, Brinley relented and followed too, unwilling to brave the jungle alone. She glanced backwards anxiously, but so far, there was no sign of pursuit and she dared to hope that just maybe they'd put enough distance between them and the ship to make good on their escape.

"Where do you think he'll take us?" she asked Gregor, hurrying to catch up to him. Already, she looked to him as the leader of this small group. If it hadn't been for him, she'd probably still be chained inside the ship's hull.

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The trail was easy enough to follow through the jungle. Broken foliage and the occasional bare footprint in the soft dirt would have allowed even an amateur hunter to track his quarry. And Ulric was no amateur. "They'll tire quickly if they try to keep up this pace," he commented as he took note of the stride length between two prints. "And when they are tired, they'll do something foolish..." he smiled at the thought.

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"Thank you!" Brinley gasped to both Gregor and to Willow, amazed at the albino girl's strength. But when Gregor pushed her to the front, she didn't waste any time dwelling on it and focused on running and on her footing, able to move a bit faster now that the shackle was free of the chain.

The faint trail they were following headed down a slight slope and looked like it opened up just ahead. In her haste, she missed the call from the native and plunged ahead, only to come to an abrupt halt a moment later when the trail ended at a swampy body of water. It was not large, but heavy with muck on both sides.

Slave ship wrecked

@Kelewen Another one :) ?

@Gareth

You know you wanna join...