( Said, this time, with a measure of slithered amicability, as if it is only the most natural thing in this world and the next to parade one's hands on the body of a helpless fresh-faced recruit.
When he raises himself to both feet, he offers his fair feline friend a wave, as if to gently steer her in the appropriate direction for their deck stroll. Better to walk in the company of a ship's captain than to subject oneself to the mercy of the crew, surely that. )
The seas are not known for their hospitality, but we make every attempt.
( With cannons and daggers and sailors muttering about the dwindling quality of the latest shipments of saltpeter, apparently. )
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( Said, this time, with a measure of slithered amicability, as if it is only the most natural thing in this world and the next to parade one's hands on the body of a helpless fresh-faced recruit.
When he raises himself to both feet, he offers his fair feline friend a wave, as if to gently steer her in the appropriate direction for their deck stroll. Better to walk in the company of a ship's captain than to subject oneself to the mercy of the crew, surely that. )
The seas are not known for their hospitality, but we make every attempt.
( With cannons and daggers and sailors muttering about the dwindling quality of the latest shipments of saltpeter, apparently. )