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Post by coconutpenguin on Mar 20, 2005 21:03:52 GMT -5
Gwennias smiled as she gazed out at the seas. She had been living on this uncharted island with her small tribe of badgers since she was a baby, but gazing at the open blue seas had never bored her. She wanted to venture out there, but Mother Badger, who led the tribe, had banned all sea travel since Gwennias' father had gone out fishing and never returned many seasona ago.
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Post by bipod on Apr 14, 2005 12:44:00 GMT -5
Gwennias' good friend the squirrel maid who had washed up so many seasons ago bounded from a nearby tree "Hello have you noticed the ships arriving on the other side of the island, corsiars the others dont know yet I thought we could maybe have some fun with them." It was quite clear that this was another attempt to leave the island . Sophia had never settled in with the community here there were no slavers to hunt and not very many things to climb.
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 16, 2005 16:37:02 GMT -5
Gwen nodded and rose to her feet slowly. "What mischief shall we do this time?" She asked playfully.
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Post by bipod on Apr 17, 2005 13:04:09 GMT -5
" oh i dont know I was hoping perhaps for an adventure on the high seas , steal a small boat and sail away from this island , The corsiars have ventured into the swamps so i doubt they will return soon or ever if they are unlucky, I would ask mother badger but you know she would say no." Sophia led Gwen to a hill near the ships "the sentrys are asleep I will warn the tribe and come back I will leave a note What do you say"
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 17, 2005 19:49:36 GMT -5
"Brilliant!" Gwen said with a giggle, "But let's make sure we get some weapons and maybe a flagon or two of my sister's plum cordial."
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Post by bipod on Apr 18, 2005 11:36:28 GMT -5
Sophia disapeared into the swamps and returned moments later with her weapons that she had been washed up with and a small barrel of the cordial " I thought youd agree so I brought things in advance there are more weapons on the boat " Sophia said as she cartwheeled up the rope attaching their chosen ship to a nearby tree " Where to my dagger" she sang before tossing one of her long knives into the air it landed pointing east " Towards the rising sun we go gwennias" she muttered. As Gwennias put down the cordial and kicked away the gangplank She severed the rope "towards the rising sun my friend" .Soon the island was fading into the distance but not before it was added to the ships charts .
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 18, 2005 15:08:18 GMT -5
"Away we go!" Gwen cried softly as the small ship sailed away from her home island. "Say, Sophia, don't you think we should give our small little ship here a name? Tis' for good luck, you know." She set her bow under the bag of provisions to keep it from being tossed around by the waves. CP
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Post by bipod on Apr 19, 2005 13:34:42 GMT -5
" Hmmmm a name so hard to chose " Sophia said as she clamboured up the mast "I think perhaps it would be best if you were to name it I have never been too good at names and such"
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 20, 2005 17:36:45 GMT -5
"Hmmm..." Gwennias wondered as she watched a large fish swim by near the surface of the water, "Boredom? Runaway? How about Adventure or something like that?" The ferret took out one of her best arrows and started toying with it. "Or maybe we could name it after someone."
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Post by bipod on Apr 21, 2005 11:10:18 GMT -5
"Your Father name it after him" Sophia was at home once more amongst the rigging swinging to and fro with practiced agility
(OOC: Gwen is a ferret I presumed she was a badger)
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 21, 2005 15:33:38 GMT -5
Gwen smiled broadly. "That's it." she murmured softly, "we'll name it Widmin." She grabbed her arrow and walked to the prow of the boat. "I name this humble little ship of ours Widmin." With that final word, she rapped the end of the boat with the stone tip of the arrow. CP
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Post by bipod on Apr 22, 2005 15:07:20 GMT -5
"Shall we sail till the next land we see or should we go somewhere specific" Asked Sophia as she flipped off of the rigging landing cat-like on the deck,"I have nowhere in specific I want to go but perhaps there may be somewhere you have heard of "
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 23, 2005 8:37:36 GMT -5
Gwen shook her head sadly. "I heard stories from my parents when I was little, but I can't remember any of the names of the islands they mentioned, or where they were or anything."
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Post by bipod on Apr 23, 2005 9:24:52 GMT -5
"Well then we shall land at the first land we see which is over well there" she said pointing to a large island to the north of the boat
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Post by coconutpenguin on Apr 23, 2005 14:02:33 GMT -5
"Yes, let's see what's-" ZING! An arrow whizzed by Gwen's neck, barely missing. She whirled around and saw that there was a ship on their tail within easy firing range. "How did they sneak up on us?" she gasped as Sophia turned around to stare at the menace also.
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