Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: djb6@ellis.uchicago.edu (Dennis Brennan)
Subject: Karl: [docks] [slave-chase] Rescuers on the dock,we have a ship now!
Message-ID: <1992May27.222813.28459@midway.uchicago.edu>
Keywords: Ship Captain
References: <1992May27.145436.12694@sequent.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1992 22:28:13 GMT

CM: Karl, Captain, Kron, Meshtak, Dougl, Bill, Teondir, ...sage & servant

>Barnacle Bill, first mate of *Morning's Breeze*, approached the
>guardsman and asked, "Wha's going on?  Problems in the city?"

The quartermaster nearly knocks Bill over as jumps at him eagerly. 
"A ship?  You have a ship?  We need your ship.  I will pay whatever you ask.
Quickly, we haven't a moment to lose.  Slavers!  They took my boy!"  Karl's
words are nearly an incoherent babble, so strained is he by this ordeal.

Backing up confusedly, Bill replies, "Slavers?  Where?  What do you want us
to do?"

Meshtak merely grins at Bill.  "Get in the boat.  We will discuss our 
objective there."  Bill instantly complies as Kron shouts to the Captain:
"Sir, we have need of your help.  We must intercept that Rameshander vessel
on the horizon.  They have kidnapped a child."

Captain orders the crew of _Morning's Breeze_ "Cut her ropes!  We haven't time
to worry about knots!"  The cargo ship pulls away from the dock, but with
discouraging slowness.  Karl paces on the deck.  "Faster", he cries, "Can't
this boat move any faster?"




-- 
Dennis Brennan
djb6@midway.uchicago.edu