Maggie let out a sigh as she red the piece of paper Tia handed her for the annual gift exchange. It was nice not to know everything from the start for once, but it also meant that the captain was not prepared in case someone like Sandro asked for gold. Although neither of them would admit it, Maggie and Sandro were carefully keeping track of their treasure hoards. It was always difficult when more than one person in a group collected the same things and was possessive about it. Although both used different terms for their obsession, they were still both trying to gather as much treasure as they could. So naturally, Sandro's wishlist only cont
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“I have to admit, it was a nice little story you came up with”, the admiral said and leaned back in his chair.
“But you must think I am a fool if you expected me to fall for it.”
“That’s exactly why it should have worked”, Lady Riddle muttered silently, but it was still loud enough for the other pirates near her to understand it.
“I dare you to repeat that”, the admiral demanded.
“I was wondering what will happen to us now”, Lady Riddle lied.
“The normal procedure is to hang you”, he answered.
“The ‘normal’ procedure?”, Borris inquired.
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Ghosts of the past have strength regained
As sold souls were once again sold
The intrigue of a man with a heart cold
His reasons unknown to the victims pained
A new home that's not worth its name
Where a strong wish of freedom grows
It's still a human the property shows
And a pawn starts to break rules of the game
Oh, the parting, is was bitter
A lonely girl on the run
Is there a future bright as the sun?
Is there a future with joyful titter?
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Salazar Slytherin was frightening and somewhere deep beneath her nervousness and outright fear of him, the young witch Nera could not help but suspect that he was well aware of this and intentionally made it worse. That had to be the reason why the potions class took place in the dungeon of the castle. Surely, there was no reason why the classroom could not be somewhere far less dreadful. The semi-darkness fought by brave candles and the fire under the cauldrons was not helping her relax either. She only wanted to get out as quickly as possible. But in order to do that she had to accomplish the task ahead. There was no way Professor Slytherin
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“I have to admit, it was a nice little story you came up with”, the admiral said and leaned back in his chair.
“But you must think I am a fool if you expected me to fall for it.”
“That’s exactly why it should have worked”, Lady Riddle muttered silently, but it was still loud enough for the other pirates near her to understand it.
“I dare you to repeat that”, the admiral demanded.
“I was wondering what will happen to us now”, Lady Riddle lied.
“The normal procedure is to hang you”, he answered.
“The ‘normal’ procedure?”, Borris inquired.
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Lady Riddle breathed in sharply to keep herself from swearing. Finve spun around and looked just as surprised and nervous like every other pirate on the Sangue-Padre as he stared at the horizon.
“Can we fight them?”, Lady Riddle asked the general public around her. The elven captain shook his head.
“They’re too many, even if we fight together”, he said and rubbed his chin.
“Don’t think so captain. They’re more than one hundred ships”, Xenxi informed her.
Lady Riddle bit her lower lip. Of course there was the possibility to try and break through the ring of marine ships. But such a fight w
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Finally the Sangue-Padre set sails again. It was rare to see people standing back on the pier and waving after the pirate ship. In this case, they were Munira and Chase. Leith had decided to stay around a while and pretended he needed a passage to another island. Everybody knew it was a lie, but nobody bothered to tell him.
The veterinarian had approached the new captain shortly before leaving and handed over his hat. The only explanation for his leaving had been that he had violated the rules about not starting a fight too often to be a member and Lady Riddle didn’t question his decision.
The new charter was still pinned to the mast an
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For the rest of the day, Lady Riddle stayed in her new cabin with Angel at her side. They were both working on a new version of the pirate charter. There were only a few changes in it, including a declaration from the captain that she would not use any kind of formal addresses and did not expect to receive them in return. She knew why people almost automatically had started calling her “Ma’am” instead of just “you” and “Lady Captain” instead of “Riddle/Riddly/Ridds/Fiddle” or whatever name they had used before. But understanding didn’t make the whole matter less annoying. She really
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“My fellow pirates! No, you are more than that. Ever since I joined this crew, you have been my closest friends and my family. I was always proud to wear the black fedora and to be part of this crew, this community.I am still, even though some, things have changed. We lost our captain, the one man we all swore out loyalty to. The one man who offered us a new home, a new life, regardless of who we were and our past. It is because of one man we are where we are today.
But a ship cannot be without a captain. A crew cannot be without a captain. As you all know, Chenbeard offered me to take his place and I accepted. I did not do it because
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“How can I help you, Crystal?”, Lady Riddle asked after closing the door. She waved at the seat before her desk and sat down at the other side.
“I assume you haven’t had a chance to go through all of my notes regarding the strange treasure we’re after.”, the archive began.
“I found them, but haven’t read my way through them.”
“Then I must ask you to do it before we set sail again.”
Lady Riddle arched her eyebrows.
“Why is that?”, she wondered.
“Because I feel I need to leave the ship for an unknown amount of time.”
Even though Lady Riddle had not expecte
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After several days of idleness, events followed in a quick succession for the pirates. The next morning had another surprise for the crew when Captain Chenbeard announced not only his temporary leaving, but also gave the leadership over to Lady Riddle. The former trickster was nervous, but as usual she did her best not to let anyone notice it. Using the excuse of having to work out a new pirate charter, she went to the cabin’s cabin. It was not hard moving cabins for her. Her belongings could still fit in a small bag, since she didn’t count Dabel as property.
She stored her items away in the cabin, but it still looked incredible e
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It was one of those lavish late evenings only tropical climates could provide and Lady Riddle was leaning onto the rail, watching an empty bottle dancing with the soft waves of the port in the waters below. But the dancer couldn’t give her the answer she needed. She had asked Leith and Munira already, but both had given her variants of “Do what you feel is the right thing to do.” The bottle below didn’t seem to care for the trickster. It simply moved up and down and occasionally bumped against the Sangue-Padre, as if to say:
“If you accept or decline, nothing will change for me anyway.”
Lady Riddle sighed.
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Lady Riddle got up and stepped away from the main door, curious to see where Dabel had ran off to.
A woman stepped onto the clearing, the perolis resting on her shoulder. Her skin was of a dark brown and her hair inky black, bound into two long braids. She was dressed in a wide skirt and a tight shirt revealing her belly, while the wide sleeves reached her elbows. Her clothing displayed the signs of hard work, yet some brass and gold jewelry shimmered on her bare arms and hands.
As soon as the woman noticed the two visitors, her smile grew wide.
“Elly!”, she exclaimed and rushed over to the trickster.
“Munira!”
Both wo
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Lady Riddle saw Leelu and Leith approaching and her smile grew wider. When she saw the little creature the selkie was carrying, she was entirely unable to hide her surprise. At the same time, the cat-like being jumped onto the ground and ran towards the trickster.
“Dabel!”, the trickster exclaimed surprised and happy at the same time, while the creature jumped against her chest.
Leelu and Leith looked at each other, quite dumbfounded.
“Did you know that?”, the seamstress whispered.
Leith shook his head. He had planned a surprise, but that was not the reaction he had expected.
The trickster then turned to Leith and Leel