Calypso's Rage
Thirty-one
I stood up and looked at the captain, "So I take it that you don't want to take my offer."
"I know better than to take an offer from the likes of you."
I raised an eyebrow, "I'm not planning on leaving without something and you can't make me leave by force. So I'm assuming you have a better idea."
He pointed to the cabin boy, "Take him. You've already talked to him and I'm sure a half witted pirate like yourself could use someone like him even if he's useless."
I dropped all pretense of nice from my face. I saw a couple of my crew flinch slightly and I even heard one of them mutter, "He's in for it now."
"What makes you say I'm a half wit."
"No pirate worth his salt will allow their target to tell them what to take."
"You're right but I never said I was going to listen to you." I turned to Jack, "Sink it."
The sailors gasped and I turned back to see that Rex had grabbed the captain who was glaring at me. It looked like he had tried to lunge for me.
I stared at him coldly, "I warned you that you would regret you're choice and you're disregard for the life of a child is the thing I hate most."
"You can't do this!" He strained against Rex getting nowhere
"Oh but I can." I faced Jack, "Show them what it's like to cross me."
Jack barked out orders and the crew flew into motion. I walked up to the group of sailors taking the kid with me.
"Who can tell me about this kid."
One man stepped hesitantly forward, "He's from one of the smaller islands. His dad gave him to us so he could become a sailor."
I nodded, "I don't deal in human lives so you get to take him." A crew member came up to me carrying huge sacks, "I don't like you're captain but I have nothing against you guys. So here's how this will work. There are food and tools in these sacks. I can either sink the ship with the captain on it or put him on the dingy and you can keep the ship."
They looked at each other then nodded. "We'll keep the ship."
I smiled, "Good to hear. If there is anyone else you want to get rid of, with the exception of that boy, you can stick them on the dingy with the captain."
Jack was monitoring everything going on to our ship so the crew member that brought me the sacks and I helped Rex set the captain afloat at sea. The sailors elected to toss one other man I didn't ask questions and after making sure the sailors didn't go back for the captain we sailed away.
Jack barked out orders and the crew flew into motion. I walked up to the group of sailors taking the kid with me.
"Who can tell me about this kid."
One man stepped hesitantly forward, "He's from one of the smaller islands. His dad gave him to us so he could become a sailor."
I nodded, "I don't deal in human lives so you get to take him." A crew member came up to me carrying huge sacks, "I don't like you're captain but I have nothing against you guys. So here's how this will work. There are food and tools in these sacks. I can either sink the ship with the captain on it or put him on the dingy and you can keep the ship."
They looked at each other then nodded. "We'll keep the ship."
I smiled, "Good to hear. If there is anyone else you want to get rid of, with the exception of that boy, you can stick them on the dingy with the captain."
Jack was monitoring everything going on to our ship so the crew member that brought me the sacks and I helped Rex set the captain afloat at sea. The sailors elected to toss one other man I didn't ask questions and after making sure the sailors didn't go back for the captain we sailed away.
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