Ravensblood Forest Blackworm

"Then it's settled."

Her willingness was unnerving as it was welcome - who was this woman who so readily threw herself at the feet of strangers she barely knew? Whatever compelled her intrigued him greatly, though he did not particularly care to ask for details at the given moment. "Who's to say we won't take a piece if ye fail." A wise play it was to offer only one of her services at a time; Nox would respect it for now but it wasn't as if the woman had much of a choice.

Meredith's laugh preceded the same question that had plagued the captain's mind since his visit to the oceanside settlement. "Give it time," he urged her, his tone uncharacteristically serious. Although the prospect of a raid brought with it a familiar excitement, there came with it a heavy risk. "I want our flag 'ere permanent before we go gallivanting off to someplace else." Turning to the dark woman then; "Ye got a name, bait wolf?"