Time Traveling Stories

I take pity on the captain and attempt to undo the magic holding him.

I think to myself that my wife would be better at tricking fairies, but here I am. I'll do it the Duke way. "Poca, can you water weird him out of the boat like you did Kitty after Elena pushed her?" I ready my sword, ready to deal with any magic using sprites.

"Man, is there anyone with you?" I say to the captain in Elvish. "Who did you deny?"

I take another look into the sea for someone who may be drowning.

"Now Poca. Time to get out of here and back to the ship..." I turn to the fairies and light my sword with divinity and continue in Elvish, which is closer to their language and older. "I am a Knight of Kiltzi. You may not charm myself or my companion here. What does the sea want with us or what service may I offer as a gift?"

"Do you like my sword? It can glow as bright as the sun if I like. Would you like this sword. You are near immortal. It won't glow forever like you, but you can play with it? I can offer it to you if you go and leave this part of the sea."

If they take the deal, I cast Daylight on the sword for one hour and throw it far away from the ship for them to get it, and Poca and I take the ship as fast as we can toward the House of Tezca.

I look over his clothes and insignia and his manner. "We are glad to oblige. I bet you have an interesting tale to tell. What befell you to be in the inner sea far away from the green communities and repeating over and over about being punished and that you denied her."

My face shows my dismay. I believe this man. He would gain nothing by a lie like this. "Good man, how old was this girl or what she looked like? And can you tell me anything more about this mistress?

On the Sea of Azul, there is not a port near Nexal, so was she wanting you to drop her off at the northern portion and her go overland through the plains of Peveloc? Surely your ship could not navigate through the Gulf of Qotal and make its way through the bat caves to land at Quezalici on the west coast near to Nexal?

I can take you to House of Tezca where I debark as soon as I can on shore and leave for Tweahco where the Pyramid of the Gods lies, but the ship can take you on around into the Gulf of Qotal and its northern inlet bay where the port there can provide you opportunities to book passage back to even the One Tree if you like. The ship will restock in the bay and await my arrival."

"I don't suppose she gave her name? Or that she worshiped Loliath?"

I wake up and come out onto the deck, quickly finding you and Ana. "There’s my two loves, what are you-" I start to speak as I approach. My smiling shifts into a look of confusion as I see the passenger we didn’t have when I fell asleep. "What be the cause of this? Ana, come here." I quickly pull her behind me as she approaches, fearful that even though you’re letting her be near him, something could be afoot for all I know.

"Ah, there is the love and captain of my life! I let you sleep as long as I could, but we have a guest aboard." I smile broadly, come up to you, and give you a deep and possessive hug giving me time to telepath my concern, His ship was highjacked by a witch cultist to Loliath who said she was taking the ship for ill purposes in Quezalici. I have only just recued him from the charms of water fairies. Turning to the Green Folk, I stiffen, "My apologies, my sea manners! My dear Captain Caliph, may I introduce you to ... I'm sorry Green Folk sir, I did not catch your name? My name is First Mate Hoahca. You have already met my niece Toanawa." Since his common isn't strong, I have thickened my common accent to obfuscate our names, especially Ana's which you have spoken. I try to be as friendly as I can, but I do not want him spreading word of us in every port and everywhere. If any were to follow us to the Pyramid, then the guardian can protect us. At least it is in the opposite direction of Ulatos, where we are ultimately bound.

"Perhaps we should disembark on the sandy shores and take Spirit to the Pyramid as planned, while the ship outraces his own stolen ship and takes him back to Quezalici to warn Godslayer and the others of this threat. King Jacob perhaps can help as his manners have mellowed of late. That will give us time to ride Spirit like the wind overland through Pezeloc to Ulatos.

Perhaps you can pull out of him more of this threat?"