Lysander wondered if the bow sprint would help conceal him, it wasn't as if he were that large.  He would rest as far out of sight on the bow as he could and hope to surprise anyone who boarded.

"Flaming arrows in the sail, if necessary?" ask Krwyn.

  Kree walks   over to the portside  railing, he looks at the  ship ,..it depends ..if they attack and we can take the ship, that's alot  of coin for  The Arrows, and Our  good Ship's master..

 thier timing for  night fall will be  almost perfect.. the city  will not be able to see us...Lets hope they are a merchant vessel

  Turnign to the Master drop your    Jolly boat to the  starboard  and  tow it astern.. have a   Keg of  Oil and some packing    in the Middle... if they down  attack  when can  cut it loose  and Let Krywn  set it alight with his arrows.

 I'll lose my Jolly boat?

 if they attack,, Aye... if  we lose? it will not matter, if  we win, you can take one of that ship's  boats,

 The Big  sailor  says,.. you know  how many boarders a  Ship like that can have!

 kree Nods  slowly as he looks down river...Aye?... so  we  best not let them Board...

 ..Hooka?... you stay in the hold for a surprise.... when I call..  fly out and torch the   Quarter dec

 The Big sailor  says,you're gonna get us all killed!...

 ..That's for the Sisters  to decide...its our Job to porve  worthy of thier gifts...Niether  sister  loves  cowards...

Nap time over, Lysander thinks.  Time to play.

 The ship was getting near, Kree said   just barely loud  enough for his voice to reach the  waist of the ship.

 the  wind  is  is pushing  us down river... our voices  will travel... None of the arrows should  take Loudly..Sailors?.. speak as you would  ... Krwyn?...Your Arrows   and Hooka, as well as the Jolly boat will be  enough fire, should  we need it..., the rest use normal Misslies.... Your targets  are anyone one that looks  Like a spell caster.. and  any archer in the shrouds , if they have an Archer up there, it means he;s good..whatever happens,  they must strike first... get ready.. we have..maybe..10 minutes...

 The Captain, less  stern then nomral,you ever  fight while on a Ship?

 Ivy and I have...Krwyn  as well on the other side of the Mists....the others?  I am unsure

Lysander had done a lot of fighting on land, but this terrain would be a new experience.  He was excited at the prospect, but kept his nerves at a battle ready.

 Elandra got her x-bow ready and her guiding bolt, she nodded to Kree after he spoke and would stay silent, and then pray to Amot for guidance and help.  She was ready she also thought she could produce her spiritual staff and trip people off their boat, hmm that might work  she thought.

  hearing Kree talk of the battle forthcoming and the questions of water borne combat. Aye, ship combat be diffr'nt, if'n ye arr'w sl'ngers do yer w'rk, I be re'dy for bord'n. He stands and walks along the railing, looking out over the water. gripping his shield and hammer and rolling his shoulders to bring blood into the muscles that will be called upon shortly.

Tyri chewed the corner of her lips, a little nervous about the idea of combat on the water. She had never been on a boat before and now this? Inhaling deeply and letting it out slowly, she moved a little closer to Ivy.

  As Shadow had   requested, the sailors   went about thier Business... The captain shouting, the standard " veer to the  Starboard' that both ships  should  do, to eliminate  any  chance of  Collison..

  but the  Bigger  ship did not  veer, The smaller  ship moved  faster, the bigger ship was  against the   wind.. the  Jolly  boat was   being helt   tight  by a   sailor on the ster, when the word  was  given( if it was given).. three of them  would Puller  the   Jolly  boat around the  stern and  let the  current  take it  towards  the bigger Vessel

 The Captain  picked up his call Horn and shouted into it..AHOY, THE SHIP!...MAKE YORU STARBOARD  TURN

 from the   crows nest, the sailor shouted...There's people On Deck  captain,,crouched  down... wearing Leathers...  Kree  could see two people  climbing the Rat lines to her to the Main Mast's  crosstrees.

     takeing  quick steps  down to the  waits of the ship. Kree said to   Ivy, Go up and use your Bow from there... send the sailor  down...

 what?.. why me? you always say your are better with a Bow then I am...

 I am?  but who is better with  sword?...... Loke  for   Mages  or priests...  kill the captain if you can..... but wait  until there is no doubt what they are doing

 Ivy  swore  Under his breath  took two  leaps to the ratlines  and scrambled up as if he had been a sailor  all his Life.

 The Bigger  ship.. the Voice  was   heard through the  same  Type of horn.....Ahoy... This  is  The Tiger's Teeth!./.. we  Hail  from Vestes!.... heave to and surrender your Goods  and Half your  crew, and we will let you free....if you try to  Fight..you will lose...

 The   Taller Sailor  started to shake... Kree looked at him,..show  some back bone Man?  There are  women and a Child watching you...

 turning his  head Upwards... the sailor   Just   came   down, grabbing a Cutlass from the Boatswain...How Many!

 20 troops on the Deck.. more movement   i can see throught he cargo  hatch..maybe?  another   20 sailors for certain...

 ..Gods  be damned... Kill  the fellow  with the Horn...


   Hooka!.... the dragonettes  head   popped out of the Hold.,,they have Archers... they can Kill you?... I want  you to  fly across,, one fireball  into the men on the deck.. one into the Main Mast shrouds to cook the archers..Then?  fly to the shore line, so they do not  kill you...Under stood...?  The beast Looked at  Mik who was  down in the Hold with his crossbow, where the captain sent him to 'protect the good"

 I am ready, Cousin...

  Kree looked at Hooka, ..go!..
 .. The arrow     zipped    from the  main mast of the Raining Sorrow.. There was  a shout of  Pain  and surprised   Followed  But shouts of   confusion..   Hooka  Zipped across the water,,   rose over the  Railings of   The Tiger's  Teeth,  spit   A fire  Ball into the  midsts of the  crouching warriors  ,, she Zipped Upwards   and fired tow   Balls into the   Shrouds,,and the  Flames   rose  quickly , aid  by tar  and  oil treatments..  Then the  Dragonette  was  Gone as she  zipped to the   east   shore Line.. some troops  tried to Knock her   down with Arrows, but everything happened too  quickly...

 Another Arrow     Zipped  from  Ivy's bo a female shriek  was  hard over the water  as the  Larger ship Bore  Down on them.

 Kree stepped to the Railing , Nocking as he walked he stood  for a  second   and let fly,   a fellow on ther other ships  railing that was   spinning a Grappling hook   was  hit  in the  thing, he  toppled  screaming  into the water...

 The  darkening  sky made the Flames  seem more  horrid..  the   canvas  on the  Main Mast  was Burning  Up wards..  the archers  and the two men in the crows nest  would  dire.. either from buring... from the fall to the deck..or from the fall into the river, which would be  soon  roiling with serpents  sicne  the grapple  man had  Fallen in  ...

 flames  were Burning on the   deck , that's to the  Viscous  fireballs of the   dragonette.. Men where  screaming as thier oiled  Leather  became   an enemy yo them one fool dove into the  water..the fire  was spreading on the  deck as unprepared  Sailors    lo0oked for  Buckets of  sand, as water   cause the  flames to  spread..

 from the stern the sailors  said... Jolly boat is ready Captain  Kree!

 Hold it until we need you to fight!

 Aye , Holding  'till we fight...

 ..Krwyn, see if you can get the Mizzen Mast Burning...

  The Captain looked on in shock...The main Mast  will begin to fall the  burning canvas  and spars  will be the death of her...

  Kree   knocked   another   arro  and Let  Fly  at a fellow   who was   trying to aid  one of the Burning  Men... the arrows  seemed to sprout  from the Man's Back.

 The Tall  sailor  was saying prayers  to  20 differant Gods...Kree said,Foucs on the Sisters you fool!..if you think anything but  lick will get us through the next hour..you are sadly mistaken..

 everyone with  Misslie weapons..,  start to knock down  any sailors  you can  see, or warriors  with grappling Hooks..DO IT NOW!

 Elandra watched as the ship got closer, then Kree sent Hooka out and she did great, and she got away safe. Elandra watched the deck of the other ship she focused and readied a super charged guiding bolt, she looked for a mage or the Captain if she couldnt see them she would aim for the closest sailor or a warrior with a grappling hook, she then fired off her double charged spell. She then got another ready and waited for another target.

Watching the action so far, Vilmund still paced the decks and spoke prayers to his god, I will send them to sit w'th thee Trall, if'n ye deem mee worthy, 'llow mee to kill th'm in good combat.

Lysander stood on at the bow with hand axes ready.  He looked for any ropes coming across the gap.  He would hurry to cut them.  If there were any targets of opportunity for a thrown axe, he would take it.

Krwyn started to shoot Burning Arrows as fast as he could into the Mizzen Mast sails. As large as those sails were, it was hardly needed to aim so he could fire at topspeed.

Riven took position, nocking an arrow to her bow and readying it, eyes scanning the other ship for any target. She seemed rather unphased by it all, calm and collected like she normally always was.

Tyri watched as Ivy quickly scrambled upwards, suddenly feeling a little vulnerable. Biting her bottom lip, she unshouldered her bow and readied an arrow, that nervousness clear. While she wasn't unsure of her shooting, it was more the unfamiliar battleground that caused the discomfort.

  The Mizzen mast started to Burn.. sailors    were shouting Of  of the archers   fell  with his cloak on fire, to turn into  pudding when he hit the hard  deck from the  perch on the Main Mast.

  Kree  watched  as his people sent   arrows over well placed , no hurry  as  one might  expect from a smaller ship..


  captain?  May I have your Horn? Teh captain approached , his cautlass  in hand,

 AHOY, THE SHIP!.. STRIKE YOUR COLORS< OR FEED THE SERPENTS!

 YA BASTARDS YA...YA KILLED OUR  CAPTAIN AND THE MATE!

 SENT OVER , WHOMEVER IS IN COMMAND, AND THE TWO  HIGHEST RANKING FIGHTERS....'WARE..SHOULD YOU TRY TO BOARD.. WE WILL SINK YOU!

 almost like  a warning, the  portside  crosstree  snapped , falling to the  river, Sailor  ran over with hatchets  to  Cut it loose  from the   ship  so it wouldn't  catch the  deck on fire.

 other sailors  scrobble up the Mizzen  mast  cutting away the burning   tar-covered rat lines    about   5 minutes Later    a rough looking  sailor  with  a leather vest climbed up the  ladder, followed  by two men in leather  armor   who bore  nice  lookign short swords.

 Well Met, I am Captain Kree Quickshadow of the  Crimson Arrows..This
 Is Captain  Gravin of the Raining Sorrow..he now  owns your ship...

 I what!

 I be   Fackin, the Boatswain of the  Shackled  Maiden.. This be    LT  Kest of the  Vestes Marines.. and  SGT  Grenn  of the same.. ye  kilt our captian and Mat, and thier  Captain was  Burned  by the beasts  fire  Balls...

 Indeed?.. Mik.. Call Hooka  Back... then pointing to Fackin,shout over to   drop anchor, and bring your slaves on dec...

 Ivy calls down,They are  either slaves   or cowards?.. bring them up..

 The Boatswain calls  across and the Achor  drops.. there are  sounds  of screams and shouts,  but soon the  deck  of the Shackled Maiden  Has  22 people   from yopung Adult to child.

 You know these are Empire Waters.. Veste knows this well...and you carry slave in her  waters, and  attack a ship?

  Kree turns to the  tall sailor..Take thier   swords  as  an act of surrender... the Three men hand over thier  swords. The Sailors gives them to   Gravin.

 ..now?  Throw  them  all into the river..Slaver  has one punishment  to the Crimson Arrows... Them Men  tried to  Struggle, the Lt    went over  first, then the SGT... The  Boatswain   begged  and pleaded, Kree throw him over himself.. the watrs were already  rough  with the  serpents.. the  men's screams did not last long.

 Taking the  Horn, Kree  called over,unchain the slaves... use those  same chains, ont he Marines.... Sailors?  you may continue  to save your ship

 Hooka  Landed  on the waist, Mik   gave her a  hug around the neck..Kree turned  and Looked at Hooka,That was  better... the   Dragonette    pupped some smoke in answer.

 Ivy!..send the signal an arrow   burned an odd  color  and went   high into the  Air,  where  it burst into  a bright  , sprinckly ball

Lysander was sad that they didn't get boarded, he wanted his pound of slaver flesh, but he was still enthralled by the light display.

Stalking along the railing he kept a keen eye open for anything that would signal to him a double cross. Finding nothing to do with his weapon but let it slightly swing in anticipation near his leg, he grumbles under his breath, those near him would say he said something about not getting to- nor needing, to do his ghastly business.

 Elandra watched the quick fight come to an end, she didnt have to waste many spells at least. Once she saw the slaves she headed to them to check them over and to see if anyone needed immediate healing or care.

 There is a  Rustle of  fabric and a gasp.. there  are shouts of  fear from  the crew.. A pale skinned  woman stands on the Dec  with a wine dark cloak  around  her.. she  holds a  strange arrow out to Kree.

 The Big  sailor tries to stop  Kree  from advancing, But Kree  just smile s and him , taking the arrow..... the replacement for Ivy's   signal.. what need do you have  of us?

 The Ship next to ours, we have captured, Slavers  from  Vestes... I need  two thngs... A message sent to the palace to have a  ship sent down to  help the captain get the ship to Ironmound. its his prize as  Master of this vessel you stand on...

 ..what is the 2nd...

 there are   peopel from Tou, and perhaps  mercs, waiting between  Tou and Irounmound, looking to waylay my group, they did not know, we would be leaving by Ship... It would be nice if they all died..

 She smiled    and  stepped  closer  to kree, ( causing the tall sailor to back away.) her hand touches kree;s face,..you ask much...The Palace is warded...

 You need only to get word to Luthien...Antok, or AxeHandle... I do not  want you to risk yourself or others..if you must, go to Reedrick....But this ship must be taken in.

 ..what offer , besides the Tou Hunters  is there , for  us?

  Kree takes the Ice  Cold hand  and   leads her to the  railings, sailors    stumble  over each other   trying to get out of the way, One  falls into the Hold and hands on texttile bundles.

 Using the  strange arrow  , Kree points to the frigate... everyone on that ship wearing leather  armor..are yours to take... Vestes  Marines... Blood from  the deep South of Laynak...

 her eyes  went   wide....there must be....20 people there...

 Along  with whatever  fools from Tou wait for us  in the plains?.. I should think you nest will be very well off, for a while.

 she smiles and give shim a cold kiss on the cheek...I will go to Reedrick, I trust not, the holy folk at the palace...

 there is a blur  and she  is gone..

 The Tall sailor  said..you just truned them marines over to the Undead?

 kree smiled..aye? I did. In the whole of the world, you will find, that  Coin  will only get you so far...other  payment is needed  for  some very big favors... there is also..a deep..deep payment, if  you cross the wrong people when you make  a deal..

 Turning to the Ship...captain?..  go over to your new ship..make sure  none of the slaves or those  idiot  sailors on that ship are wearing  Vestes  Leather.
  Riven.. Elandra,. Vil..Lysander.. go over  with them, check for Log books, see if you can
 find out  who was  paying for   this  expedition of thiers .. Captain Gavin?.. if you find
 Coin on that ship..i expect half for my  unit.. the rest is  for you and yor  crew..

 Ivy   scampers down the ratlines, Kree hands him the signal arrow. so we anchor here this night?

 Aye.. Slavers   will still be slavers  one day later... they get one free day, thanks to  Vestes...

 the anchor is    droped and the jolly boat brought back in, the  other ship's boat and the Jolley boat took the captain and some sailors  along with part of   Kree's group over to the Shackled Maidan .

The trip by the jolley boat is a lot more wobbly, but it is also short.  Lysander is happy to be useful in the search.

climbing down to the launch, Vilmund is heard to mumbling to himself, Aye, kno' th' man but a f'w days, and 'e 'as a nickn'me fer mee he does.Vil.... May th' Cold ones ne'er hear th't.

She looked to the new arrival with a frown, instinct telling her to raise her bow and shoot but she refrained, watching the interaction with a quirked brow. It was curious but she remained quiet, giving Kree a nod when he told her to go to the other ship and look for log books after the Undead left. Turning, she followed after Vilmund, chuckling at his mumbles.

 Elandra knew what she was as soon as she saw her, she nodded and said a prayer to Amot.

 Once that was done Elandra went with the others to the other ship to search it and figure out everything they could. Well the church keeps tight paper work maybe that will help Elandra find something.