Seven Seas Reborn

[Tjf]

Marlene take a look at the marketplace and think about next step.
"I will go to the governor house and discuss bounty for pirates which we already have. With empty ship of these scumbags, I will go to buy supplies for" Saint Antonio". She said.

"I'll wait for you here in the market, then - I doubt they'd let me into the governor's mansion." Peter shrugs, and heads off to begin his search.

Fifteen minutes later, Marlene finds herself outside the Captain-General's Palace. "Halt!" A group of uniformed guards shout at the gate.

 

[Regin34]

"I'll wait for you here in the market, then - I doubt they'd let me into the governor's mansion." Peter shrugs, and heads off to begin his search.

Fifteen minutes later, Marlene finds herself outside the Captain-General's Palace. "Halt!" A group of uniformed guards shout at the gate.

Marlene take a look at guards and give them confident smile.
"I'm Marlene Carvalho, of the pirate hunter ship Saint Antonio, under command of captain Kelly. We come here with full deck of captured pirates and I want to speak with governor about bounty. Open the gates!" She demanded with authority in voice.

 

[Alicettlg820]

"Like a courtesan wearing a nun costume. Perhaps we can aim a little more for contrition than sexiness, at least until we reach the ship?" The nun asks.
Leaving the convent, the two 'sisters of God' get a little more attention than expected, getting lewd offers from many of the sailors around the port, but luckily much of the furor has died down since Isabela's adventure earlier, and they manage to make it to their berth. As Isabela walks up the gangplank, she hears a number of chuckles and jokes from her crew. John Marshall, the veteran sailor acting as her bosun, approaches, smirking. "Decided to take the vows, did you? Well, I'll miss y- You didn't..." He cuts himself off as he sees the nun. "Please tell me that's just a whore in a nun costume and we didn't just steal an actual nun."

"Relax, John. The sister here isn't someone to be stolen. She's here freely, and she has much to offer. Don't you, sweetness?" She pulled the sister into a one armed embrace and a little peck on the cheek.

 

[Tjf]

Marlene take a look at guards and give them confident smile.
"I'm Marlene Carvalho, of the pirate hunter ship Saint Antonio, under command of captain Kelly. We come here with full deck of captured pirates and I want to speak with governor about bounty. Open the gates!" She demanded with authority in voice.

The soldiers discuss amongst themselves, before a man approaches.

"I am Don Enrique de Carvallo. I will speak on behalf of the governor." He gestures for the soldiers to open the gates and let her in. "Captain Kelly sends a woman to deal with us?"

 

[Tjf]

"Relax, John. The sister here isn't someone to be stolen. She's here freely, and she has much to offer. Don't you, sweetness?" She pulled the sister into a one armed embrace and a little peck on the cheek.

"Y-Yeah..." The nun breathes, overwhelmed. John seems unimpressed, though he speaks low so the crew don't hear. "I don't think the Inquisition is going to care. Jesus, Isabela. At least get 'er into your cabin so no more people on the dock see.

 

[Regin34]

The soldiers discuss amongst themselves, before a man approaches.

"I am Don Enrique de Carvallo. I will speak on behalf of the governor." He gestures for the soldiers to open the gates and let her in. "Captain Kelly sends a woman to deal with us?"

Marlene cross arms over her chest. "I'm Rute Marlene Pereira Carvallo of the noble family and I'm secend in comand on the Saint Antonio and navigator of the ship. I can assure you that I'm more than enough to make deal in the name of captain Kelly." She said. "Now, can we go to business?"

 

[Alicettlg820]

"Y-Yeah..." The nun breathes, overwhelmed. John seems unimpressed, though he speaks low so the crew don't hear. "I don't think the Inquisition is going to care. Jesus, Isabela. At least get 'er into your cabin so no more people on the dock see.

With a hearty laugh she took the former nun's hand and led her to her cabin, patting John on the shoulder as she passed. "You worry too much!"

 

[Remin]

"Some people would consider it not to be such a laughing matter." The redhead glares. "Still, I can let something small like that go - if I have something more important to distract me. Your boss, the leader of your...coven. Chief witch, whatever you people call it. Give me information on her, and your shop could be overlooked." She offers - the only problem being that the witch has no idea what she's talking about.

Witch responds with a deep sigh. "Isn't it human to laugh in face of things we have no chance to control?"

She reaches under a counter and pulls out an unassuming candle, a thin cylinder made out of milky wax. It's irregular and misshapen, with marks of fingers along its length. Witch doesn't pay it any attention as it flares up with eerie, blue flame from a simple glance, filling the room with aggressive scent of salt.

"For the occasion." Faye pushes the candle aside with a polite smile as she looks at the woman.
"My "boss", hmm? Why assume I work for someone?"

 

[Tjf]

Marlene cross arms over her chest. "I'm Rute Marlene Pereira Carvallo of the noble family and I'm secend in comand on the Saint Antonio and navigator of the ship. I can assure you that I'm more than enough to make deal in the name of captain Kelly." She said. "Now, can we go to business?"

"Ah yes, my...famous...cousin." The nobleman frowns, before nodding. Hearing her out as she describes the number of captives she has, he nods. "Fine. I'll offer 500 reales." Marlene has a double take at that - it's a pretty low sum for so many captive pirates.

 

[Tjf]

With a hearty laugh she took the former nun's hand and led her to her cabin, patting John on the shoulder as she passed. "You worry too much!"

John frowns, as Isabela takes her newest crew member into her cabin/bedchamber. "You know he's not wrong, right?" The woman asks, then shakes her head. "So, when do I, um, start?" Isabela notes a hint of anticipation under the woman's stoic veneer.

 

[Tjf]

Witch responds with a deep sigh. "Isn't it human to laugh in face of things we have no chance to control?"

She reaches under a counter and pulls out an unassuming candle, a thin cylinder made out of milky wax. It's irregular and misshapen, with marks of fingers along its length. Witch doesn't pay it any attention as it flares up with eerie, blue flame from a simple glance, filling the room with aggressive scent of salt.

"For the occasion." Faye pushes the candle aside with a polite smile as she looks at the woman.
"My "boss", hmm? Why assume I work for someone?"

"My agents report that a woman with pale skin and raven hair, matching the description of someone I've been following, has been spotted in and around your shop." Now that's something that takes Faye by surprise - she remembers no such woman, and if she went in the shop then some of her safeguards should have alerted her. "Given that this woman is significantly more powerful than you are, it's safe to say that she is the master, and you the apprentice."

 

[Regin34]

"Ah yes, my...famous...cousin." The nobleman frowns, before nodding. Hearing her out as she describes the number of captives she has, he nods. "Fine. I'll offer 500 reales." Marlene has a double take at that - it's a pretty low sum for so many captive pirates.

Marlene look at him, like at some idiot. "500 for full crew of the ship, which poses a treat for honest merchants and sailors isn't fair prize. Such pirate ship could rob and murder at least three times of this prize in just one attack." She said.

 

[Remin]

"My agents report that a woman with pale skin and raven hair, matching the description of someone I've been following, has been spotted in and around your shop." Now that's something that takes Faye by surprise - she remembers no such woman, and if she went in the shop then some of her safeguards should have alerted her. "Given that this woman is significantly more powerful than you are, it's safe to say that she is the master, and you the apprentice."

"Oh, really?"

Faye reacts in more lively manner, smirking as she stretches out her fingers.

"Never seen or heard about someone like that. What kind of magic is she using?"

She suspects that lady got types of magic users all mixed up. Witch is completely different from a mage or a sorcerer. A little disappointing but not surprising that inquisitor couldn't tell the difference.

 

[moonblack]

The maid goes silent, as Catherine's eyes flutter open. "S-Sweeti- Oh dear..." She sighs, realising what happened.

“Morning.” Mariel greeted her mother and kept holding the maid by the arm, allowing her mother to fully wake up and gather her wits.

 

[Alicettlg820]

John frowns, as Isabela takes her newest crew member into her cabin/bedchamber. "You know he's not wrong, right?" The woman asks, then shakes her head. "So, when do I, um, start?" Isabela notes a hint of anticipation under the woman's stoic veneer.

"Well, you'll need to start learning, dearest, earn those sea legs before we ask you swim with them. We can start your instruction tomorrow. Now, since you were such a kindhearted soul today and gave up your home for lil' old me, I think it's only fair if I offer my nice, comfy bed to you instead of a place in the crew quarters. What do you say, hmm?"

 

[majus]

As Renee thinks, she hears a knock at the door. By the time she's turned around, the head ex-slave enters her room, not waiting for an invitation.

Renee froze a little at the sight of large man entering the room, but quickly shook it.

"What eez?" She asked curtly and shortly. The man did not even wait for permission to enter, after all.

 

[Tjf]

Marlene look at him, like at some idiot. "500 for full crew of the ship, which poses a treat for honest merchants and sailors isn't fair prize. Such pirate ship could rob and murder at least three times of this prize in just one attack." She said.

Spoiler: Persuasion

D100: 55+10 (Persuasion Skill)-10 (Black Sheep) - Partial Success

"1000, then." He scoffs. "And not a single piece more." He frowns. "I'm surprised someone like you hasn't just joined the pirates."

 

[Tjf]

"Oh, really?"

Faye reacts in more lively manner, smirking as she stretches out her fingers.

"Never seen or heard about someone like that. What kind of magic is she using?"

She suspects that lady got types of magic users all mixed up. Witch is completely different from a mage or a sorcerer. A little disappointing but not surprising that inquisitor couldn't tell the difference.

"The cursing of a New York magistrate's wife and daughter with unseemly lust that led them to forsake their honor. The conjuration of a storm that led to the destruction of a French warship called the Dauphin. A charm that hardened her skin to the point where bullets had no effect." The redhead recites. "And those are just the ones we've directly traced to her."

 

[Tjf]

“Morning.” Mariel greeted her mother and kept holding the maid by the arm, allowing her mother to fully wake up and gather her wits.

"Oh dear." Catherine says, putting on a nightgown as she leaves her bed. "This...This could be bad, darling."

 

[Tjf]

"Well, you'll need to start learning, dearest, earn those sea legs before we ask you swim with them. We can start your instruction tomorrow. Now, since you were such a kindhearted soul today and gave up your home for lil' old me, I think it's only fair if I offer my nice, comfy bed to you instead of a place in the crew quarters. What do you say, hmm?"

"How generous of you. I can't see how you'd benefit from that arrangement at all..." The nun smiles wryly. "I accept."