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'''Title: A Promise to be Kept - Book Two '''

'''Author: Aewin the Elf '''


It was the two 
warriors approached 
the starboard side, did 
Justice seize an 
opportunity, he 
dropped his blade and 
charged. The action so 
stunned Raven that 
Justice caught him 
off balance and 
knocked him over the 
edge of the ship. With 
a loud splash, the 
Raven sunk like his 
cold stone heart.

Justice surveyed the battle scene, the 
Ravens crew was 
almost slain to a man, 
but his side had taken 
a few casualties and 
the crew of the Lion's 
Key had lost many. 
The deck was awash 
in the blood of many. 
Where as on a 
battlefield the earth 
would absorb this life 
blood, the deck of a 
ship just let it flow 
over the sides.
 
Theron quickly 
assessed the condition 
of the Lion's Key and 
of the black vessel 
Raven. "All hands 
abandon ship and 
board the Raven! We 
are taking on too much 
water for the crew to 
handle, she's going 
down!" Quickly the 
crew rounded up the 
passengers and made 
their way to the 
Raven.
 
Gillian watched the 
Lion's Key vanish beneath the waters. 
Tears flowing down 
his face. Father Talos 
was dead, all their 
building supplies 
are gone, and many 
men had died, all due 
to the dark heart of 
the one known as the 
Raven. The 
Firstmate, now 
captain, announced 
that they had limited 
stores on the Raven, 
meaning they would 
need to make landfall 
soon. The charts were 
all destroyed during 
the battle so its 
whatever land was 
sighted first would be 
the new home.
 
Gillian saw the 
leader of the 
warriors, he was 
sitting on a coil of 
rope, cleaning blood 
off his armor. Gillian 
approached, "Pardon 
me, I need, nay must, 
know how did Father 
Talos die?"

Justice looked into 
the eyes of this lad 
and somberly said 
"Bravely."

Gillian nodded. "So 
what now warrior, 
what happens when 
we reach the unknown land? What 
happens to us, the 
craftsmen, the 
crew?"
 
Justice replied, 
"There is a promise to 
be kept."
 
Gillian looked perplexed, "A 
promise?"
 
The warrior looked 
at the healer and spoke 
with complete 
sincerity, "Father 
Talos asked me to look 
after you, your fellow 
healers, and these 
craftsmen. I shall do 
so, I shall protect thee 
and the innocent for 
as long as I draw 
breath, I and my 
compatriots shall be 
thy gaurdians.

"LAND HO!!!" Came 
the cry with the 
rising sun. An island 
due north. Theron 
steered the ship along 
the rocky coast, 
looking for someplace 
to land, when he 
rounded a point he 
could not beleive his 
eyes, a dock awaited 
them. Carefully as he 
could he brought the 
black vessel along side 
the wooden peir. 
"Welcome home," He cried out.
 
From here the story 
continues, but that is a 
tale of another time. 
Let it be said that 
these healers and 
heros settled here on 
the island of Buccaneers Den, while 
an island of danger 
they have one thing in 
common, a promise to 
be kept.


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