Episode 120 – Pirates (2/2)
The four bandits had set camp on a srilling fish
Even though the ht be more than four bandits, Elaru could only see four of them in this campsite The others either didn’t exist and served to make the examinees reevaluate their plans or hadn’t arrived yet
The e, burly, bald argel with a scary looking scar covering the right side of his face He stood straight and rigid like he had sos alertly He had the bearing of an expert that would scare most people, yet, Elaru’s expression as her eyes landed on the aze quickly darted towards the ca three bandits
A thin, tall elibu with overly long liilantly, whilethe s the two bandits were sitting around the ca of e co and a chin full of stubble
Initially, Elaru intended to sneakily rescue the hostage without the bandits realizing anything was a without worry However, she was forced to discard that plan, for the fourth bandit was currently petting the hostage
Theto his forehead with sweat and a wide stupid grin that revealed few golden and severalaround his neck like a scarf
Elaru instantly recognized the brown striped scarf as Mr Whiskers
No, the bandits didn’t skin the poor hostage and e
Shéfurs were snake-like creatures that had long, fluffy fur instead of scales Unlike their snake cousins, shéfurs were popular pets due to their docile nature, ease of raising and, of course, nificent fur In fact, their fur was so soft and beautiful with natural dirt and water repelling properties that they were also raised by the Ruyle fa
“A! Look! He be purrin’!” The fourth bandit exclai into the soft fur of his “scarf”
The third bandit, a baldingopposite of him, sneered: “What do ye think he is, a lunar? Fishbrain! He ain’t purrin’, he’s hissin’!”
Hearing the fauys! These guys aren’t bandits!
She shook her head, stepping over a taut string rigged to set loose a large and heavy tree log towards whoever triggered the trap They are pirates…
Luckily, she didn’t exclaim it out loud Otherwise, the facial expressions of the exa mix of “No way! She knows the men we hired? What are the odds??” and “…ex-pirates one would hope? …otherwise, the fact that you are familiar with them…”
“Na!” The fourth bandit huffed and turned his head away, looking towards Mr Whiskers “Just ignore ‘im, Mr Whiskers I kno ye really feel”
His eyes were gentle, loving even, but instead of evoking tender emotions, that look onlyaway from the creature, theas a fish skewer and brought it closer to his face After deter, he lowered it towards Mr Whiskers who unceremoniously turned his head away
The bandit didn’t take a no for an answer and kept pushi+ng the fish right into his face
After several seconds of staring, the third bandit couldn’t help but gape so wide he could have sed a tiwi: “What are ye doin’?!”
“I be feedin’ ‘im”
The third bandit scrunched up his face in are-you-serious look “Fishbrain, shéfurs don’t eat fish!+”
“Yer sure? He looks like one of ‘eape in the mix of shock and disbelief “Where do ye plan to stuff that fish, ey? Shéfurs don’t even have a mouth!”
“A rodent without a mouth me ass… Ye think I be stupid?” The fourth itatedly
“Ye could’ve fooled ht have continued further had it not been for the shéfur around the fourth bandit’s neck Apparently, the bandit’s waving of the fish skewer rease fall onto Mr Whiskers
Whether it was because shéfurs detested being dirty or because of the burning pain, Mr Whiskers started twitching around in a craze, strangling the neck of his captor
The face of the fourth bandit turned purple, his eyes alrabbed the furry creature with both of his rough hands, trying his hardest to get hith wasn’t that great nor could he augic, so no matter how he pulled, he couldn’t
Author Note
Yes, the third bandit is right – shéfurs don’t have a ht On another note, did I ever mention the story of how Elaru and Wade boarded a pirate shi+p bytheir captains?