03-15-2012, 05:50 PM
Ryek watched her carefully, almost as if he knew what she was thinking. He didn't really, but he could assume. If he were in her position he would be thinking up ways to best the captain and steal the ship. But then what of the crew? Some crew could be very loyal to their captain, and Ryek's first mate, as ambitious as he was, had proven himself multiple times to be very loyal, and even if the crew wasn't loyal it would be hard to get them to agree to following a woman's orders. The captain shrugged. "Half the treasure, whatever it may be, and you. In my bed every night between here and the treasure." That seemed reasonable enough to him. He was being nice about this, though Gemma probably wouldn't see it that way, even though this fee was fairly cheap.
After all she was in no position to really make demands or disagree with him too much. Half his crew was still on the ship, all it would take was a few words and she'd be stripped of her weapons and locked up down below the decks. Then she'd be a prisoner and treasure-less, and Ryek would probably sell her to slavers for a nice price then. He was indeed being very nice about this. He kept his eyes on her, watching carefully. He expected her to refuse or try to haggle the 'fee'. Having another woman on board wouldn't affect the crew to much, they were already used to one woman on the ship that they couldn't touch. No matter how bad their cravings got when they were out for months at a time.
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