Fate - First Reply Blood On the Rocks[Pirates]

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"Naghi desires this alliance as much as my Benefactor." Seyah answered Edward's concern by giving no answer at all.

There was little doubt in her mind that if it were expedient the half-giant would crush both of their bones without question. Of course, she didn't think that would be the first course of action, but she knew to be prepared. Edward would simply have to deal with the surprise.

"My worry is more in..." She paused for a moment, tapping her chin. "Improvisation."

A smile flickered over her features. "That is where I think you will do well, Captain."

Preparing for the thing one could not prepare for. Was that not what sailing was all about? The sea was a perilous and mysterious mistress, often offering no warning and naught but despair for days on end. Edward should be good at reacting.

If not? Least he would slow whatever assassins came for them.

If one came at all.
 
Edward waved away her worries once she voiced them. If that was all he was expected then he could perform without worry.

"Oh, don't worry about that. No one is better at making up bullshit on the fly than Edward Lorain. In fact, people have told me I am full of it a number of times." He quipped with a smirk on his face.

"I guess my second question is if we do get attacked or something weird happens. Are we making a run back toward the ship or are we just surviving until someone else stops it? I'm not saying I can't kill someone, but my track record as a killer is not perfect."

Edward's history of killing largely involved stabbing people in chaotic melees when they were not looking, or tricking them into falling into elaborate traps or explosions. He would be drastically unprepared in a sword fight against a straight-up assassin.

Seyah
 
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Seyah considered the question for a brief moment, full lips pursing. "We flee back to the ship."

It might have been a surprising answer, but she did not give it lightly. Naghi was powerful, and an attack on him would no doubt be embarrassing. It would, however, also be a show of power. A way to show the giant was weak.

If he was weak, what was the point of making a bargain?

Leaving might offer her a better bargaining position.

Strangely, Seyah almost hoped for some sort of attack now. It would have been extremely convenient if the half-giant had to chase her down the docks to plead for what she had to offer. Tyr would be so much better off that way.'

"Best to get away from any danger at that point." She lied, flashing a smile. "I doubt anyone will try to stop us."

The Taverness added, though a slight twinge in her tone might offer the truth of those particularly words. One never did know what Orcs would do, after all.
 
Edward knew bullshit when it slapped him in the face. He had done it to others enough times to notice. This smelled like bullshit, unfortunately, the smell was mixed with blood as it was going to get him killed.

"Riiiighhhtt."

The idea of them making it all the way back to the ship from this palace was in itself going to take a miracle. Then they would just...turn his ship into a fortress? It really wasn't that type of ship.

"I'm not one to go back on a deal, but after all of this is said and done...If I'm still alive, then I think I might deserve some extra, or a favor, or something."

Ever since there earlier ship battle, the winds had stopped talking to him. They always did get jealous when he used his new water abilities. Maybe if he asked nicely, they could at least ensure that he did not end up with an arrow in his back.

Seyah
 
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Seyah flashed a smile. "Well, hazard pay is negotiable."

She couldn't fault the man, and in truth she did not think that Talmanes would argue too much. Currently the young Prince was robbing his father-in-law's coffers blind, not that the King knew it. One had to hand it to the Prince, though he'd been exiled for nearly ten years, he still knew how to play the game well.

Better than Her. Frustratingly.

"Tell you what." She said, dropping the charade for just a brief moment. Her face falling, and some of the confidence on her features slipping. "If we get out of here, and we get back to Tyr, I'll give you double."

Seyah allowed Edward to see the worry on her face. "I do not expect danger, Captain, but I mean to be prepared for it."

Her tone then changed ever so slightly.

"I might have not been entirely truthful with getting you here." The Taverness admitted. "But, this place is somewhere we must stick together. There are not many other friends to be found, I think."

She finished, taking a sip.
 
The drink was slowly lowered from Edward's lips as the mood noticeably sombered in the room. However, a slow but predatory smile slowly grew onto his face all from one simple word, 'double.'

"That's all I needed to hear."

All of the potential death and humiliation was certainly dampening his mood, and the seed of worry in the back of his mind would not be pushed further into the back of his mind.

The only redeeming quality of all of this was that he could not get double the pay without putting any of the crew in immediate harm's way. Plus, since he was doing the heavy lifting, maybe he could convince the crew that he deserved an extra cut.

"Well, you certainly are the only person that seems like they don't want to cut me up if given the option...or at least you are better at hiding it."

Seyah
 
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