A dense fog hung heavy over Bucc’s Den, a well known safe haven for those who choose the more colourful existence of relieving honest and non honest folk alike of their possessions.
‘Ya sure tha’s where ya wanna be?’ A gruff voice said to the young lad peering into the mists through a spyglass.
The young lad turned to face an ageing man with greying hair and a beard that stretched almost to his big protruding beer belly.
‘I say that’s my last hope of finding some answers, don’t you?’ He replied, collapsing the spyglass and handing it to the old pirate. ‘If none know ought here, then well…guess I’ll ne’er know now will I…’
The old pirate sucked through his teeth, trying to free a piece of pork that had got wedged there some days ago as he looked around at his ship, an old schooner that had been fitted out with nine twelve inch pounds and lightened to give her extra speed.
‘This ol’ ship, she’ll miss ya along wit’ it’s scurvy crew, ya know where we’ll be lad if ya changes ya mind roight?’
The young man nodded as he swept back his sun bleached blonde hair and tied it into a tail.
‘Tell the crew farewell from me?’
‘Aye, tha’ I will.’
‘And tell young Sharpie tha’ he needs…’
The old pirate cut him off before finishing. ‘He knows, don’t yar worry lad, all’s well ‘ere. Jus’ ya be careful and here, yarr gonna need this.’ The old pirate took the young gents hand and slapped down a pouch of dubloons. ‘Gold loosens tongues…’
The young man smiled as he bounced the pouch in his palm.
‘Getting’ generous in ya old age Bill?’
‘Naww, jus’ aint so good at countin’ these days lad.’ Old pirate Bill said with a big grin. ‘I wish ya well, now get before I keelhaul ya for desertin’ me!’
With a laugh the young lad leapt up onto the side of the ship, saluted Bill, then dived into the waters below and headed towards the outlaw capital of Sosaria, Bucc’s Den…

Jackson hold her spyglass close to her right eye and scanned the horizont as she did every days a few times. A ship was leaving, the sails still shimmering in the
sun , too far to recognize the ship's name. But for sure she had not seen such a schooner at Buccaneer Den's coasts for long.
She decided to take a look at the docks ....