Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24685738-20170719030306/@comment-5543592-20170723184204

"Maybe we should." The unsure one said. He seemed to be the youngest of the nine, and the palest, meaning less time spent out at sea. "You know?  Just in case."

"Ya open that cage, and Gunnar'll kill you." The other pirate said. "Probably kill all of us."

"Well, from how things are sounding, I don't think that matters." The young one said, starting towards the cage. "Maybe just the princess, right?  Gunnar wouldn't be too mad.  We'd be securing the prize."

"Boy, don't you take another step." The pirate warned.

He cocked his head, making a funny expression, loosing the keys from his belt so he could unlock the brig door. "Or what?"

The answer to his question was a crossbow bolt through his back. The head of the bolt burst out of his chest, showering the occupants of the brig with flecks of blood. The young pirate went slack, and dropped bonelessly to the ground.

"Or that." The shooter said smugly.

"Ya fucker!" A pirate behind him shouted. The shooter whirled around in time to get a sword through the stomach, up to the hilt. "You killed Kell!" The shooter's body slid backwards off the blade. He fell groaning as blood, bile, and guts spilled out through the hole in his stomach. A horrid stench filled the air.

"Get the key, let'em loose!" His killer ordered.

"Nay!" Said another, drawing his own sabres. Sides were quickly taken, as the gorup of pirates split in two. "Gunnar's orders."

They were was a cry, and a fierce fight began.

"Unlock the door." Taeris ordered from the back of the brig, his chains taut as he pulled against them. "Use the bolt."