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  "writing": "<13>\n\n\tThe mutinous crew continued their drinking hours into the night, cruelly celebrating the day they lost their own captain and first mate.  Nobody made any mention of the cabin boy, naturally, and while it may not have been planned for Thora and Jexon to end up stranded, a bit more eavesdropping revealed the bulk of the crew had been picked up by a Kul Tiran ship shortly after the storm.  Thora and Jexon had both been rendered unconscious on a piece of floating debris, and the crew had purposefully left them behind under Krig’s recommendation.\n\n\tHours ticked away, and by the time midnight struck, most of the crew had passed out drunk or gone to bed.\n\n\t“[i]Kriiiiiiiig[/i].”\n\n\tThe bald dwarf sat bolt upright despite his drunken state.  The ethereal whisper had only been loud enough for him to hear.  “Eh?  Polli, ye say somethin’?” he chirped and nudged an unconscious, female dwarf next to him.\n\n\t“[i]KRIG![/i]”\n\n\tThis call was much louder, and it seemed to come from… above him?  The dwarf spun in a full circle and saw nothing, but when he looked up at the main mast, his face went whiter than a sheet.\n\n\tAmong the sails above stood a stark naked, pure-white-furred worgen, glaring angrily down at him.  “[i]Look at what you’ve wrought!  The blood on your hands will never come clean![/i]”\n\n\t“C-Captain Ashton!?” he cried out loud, causing many of the passed-out sailors to stir back to the waking world.  Murmurs spread among them, as did panic with each who caught sight of the ghostly, presumably deceased captain.\n\n\tA dark grin spread across Thora’s canine face.  In an instant, a shroud of orange flames sprung up around her, but did not appear to burn her.  A single leap sent her into the air and brought her onto the deck, the flames clinging to her like demon’s fire.  “[i]You have [b]dared[/b] to tarnish the name of the Alliance navy with your insolence!  Yet you revel and cheer as if you have won all the gold in Pandaria!  Wretched is your soul, and all those who have followed thee!  This ship shall forever be cursed with my enduring presence![/i]”\n\n\tThe unnatural echo to her voice, coupled with her unearthly appearance, was more than enough to startle half the superstitious sailors to death.  Further cries rang out, and a series of loud splashes came forth as many, many crew members leapt overboard in fear of their lives.\n\n\tBut Krig held his ground, even when the deck was empty save for him and Thora.  The dwarf squinted as Thora approached, taking note of a small patch of fur on her cheek that the ash had fallen away from.  His fear died instantly, and a cackle left his weathered lips.  “Well played, lass.  Well played,” he congratulated her and clapped his hands slowly.  “Yer alive after all!  That be fantastic news!”\n\n\tThora’s grin disappeared.  “You [i]knew[/i] I was still alive all along!”\n\n\t“Oh hogwash!” he protested.  “How could I-”\n\n\t“Why [i]else[/i] would you return here!?  You are cruel, but you tempted fate because you wished to [i]gloat[/i] in front of me with your victory.  You had your own ship, and you wanted me to know it.”\n\n\tKrig took a hesitant step backwards.  “So… so what if I did?  Ye got [i]yer[/i] ship as a damned gift!  I had ter [i]earn[/i] mine!”\n\n\tThe rage began to build at a rapid rate in Thora’s face.  “Have you [i]told[/i] anyone?!”\n\n\tKrig tipped his head to one side.  “Told anyone what?”\n\n\t“THAT I LIVED!” she barked angrily.\n\n\t“Well o’course I did!” he said, setting Thora back on her heels.  “Tha higher-ups deemed ye lost at sea s’all!”\n\n\tThora was at a loss for words for a long moment, and could only eke out, “[i]Why…?[/i]”\n\n\tAnother step backwards.  “Well… ye were a damned good captain, don’t ye doubt, but ye wasn’t tha easiest lass ter get along with, eh?  Plus, well… yer kinda seen as privileged, an’ yer loss was convenient fer ‘em.  I told three, an’ all three told me ter keep it hush-hush, an’ I’d get me own ship.”\n\n\tThe ashen captain’s clawed hands clenched into angry fists.  With a guttural roar she lunged at Krig, but the dwarf was able to backstep just in time to miss her swipe.  The worgen bolted after the dwarf, who made a beeline for the nearest lifeboat and slammed the lever to self-crank the boat topside… only to find seaweed-clad Jexon and Carl standing in it already.  “Ah shit,” he swore before Thora’s hand wrapped around his neck.\n\n\tThora’s grin returned.  “No captain is worth her salt without her crew,” she growled and marched slowly over to the edge of the ship, steadily tightening her grip on the dwarf.  Krig was unable to speak, but he soon began to flail all four limbs and claw at his own neck, trying in vain to break her iron grip.  His face turned red, then rapidly blue.\n\n\t“Thora, enough!” Jexon protested and hopped off the lifeboat.\n\n\t“He took [i]everything[/i] from me!” she snapped.  “Why [i]shouldn’t[/i] I do the same to him!?”\n\n\t“Because you’re better than that!” Carl added desperately.  “It’s what makes you a good captain!”\n\n\tThe ash-covered worgen stood for a long moment, holding the heavy Krig over the edge of the ship… and her grip relaxed.  The dwarf gasped for air, yet still remained aloft as she spoke.  “If I leave you your life, you will [i]swear[/i] to me that you will [i]never[/i] sail the seas of Azeroth again in your lifetime!  Are we clear!?”\n\n\tKrig was just barely able to gasp out, “... crystal!”\n\n\tThora growled one last time and released him.  Krig cried out in panic as he hurtled into the water below, sputtering and coughing even harder this time.  The dwarf at least had the sensibility to follow the rest of the crew, who all were in the process of swimming toward the still-lit beacon upon the cliffs of the island.\n\n\tJexon and Carl both breathed sighs of relief, and both men moved to hug Thora from behind.  “You did good, sister,” Jexon rumbled into her ear.\n\n\t“Tch.  Our work is far from done,” Thora remarked, taking a long moment to return their embrace before breaking free and marching toward the helm.  “We have a ship now, after all.”\n\n\t“So we do,” Jexon agreed.  “We can go home.”\n\n\tThora paused her stride briefly.  “What home, brother?  The land where we’d be ostracized and shamed for our love?  The land where cousin Tess can lord herself over us the day she takes over for Uncle Genn?  The land where our own [i]officers[/i] deemed us unworthy of rescue!?”  Carl and Jexon looked at each other, and neither of them could argue.  “No.  We have supplies on the ship to last us for now.  I wash my hands of the Alliance navy.  I wash my hands of the Alliance, period!  They can squabble with the Horde all they like.  I will have no part in it.”\n\n\t“So… what are we gonna do, exactly?” Carl had to ask.\n\n\tThora looked down and scooped up a black tricorne hat that Krig had lost in his drunken stupor.  She promptly perched it on her head, turned around, and smirked confidently.  “Piracy, Carl.  We’re free agents of the sea now.”\n",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>&lt;13&gt;<br /><br />\tThe mutinous crew continued their drinking hours into the night, cruelly celebrating the day they lost their own captain and first mate.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nobody made any mention of the cabin boy, naturally, and while it may not have been planned for Thora and Jexon to end up stranded, a bit more eavesdropping revealed the bulk of the crew had been picked up by a Kul Tiran ship shortly after the storm.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thora and Jexon had both been rendered unconscious on a piece of floating debris, and the crew had purposefully left them behind under Krig&rsquo;s recommendation.<br /><br />\tHours ticked away, and by the time midnight struck, most of the crew had passed out drunk or gone to bed.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;<em>Kriiiiiiiig</em>.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe bald dwarf sat bolt upright despite his drunken state.&nbsp;&nbsp;The ethereal whisper had only been loud enough for him to hear.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Eh?&nbsp;&nbsp;Polli, ye say somethin&rsquo;?&rdquo; 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only to find seaweed-clad Jexon and Carl standing in it already.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Ah shit,&rdquo; he swore before Thora&rsquo;s hand wrapped around his neck.<br /><br />\tThora&rsquo;s grin returned.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;No captain is worth her salt without her crew,&rdquo; she growled and marched slowly over to the edge of the ship, steadily tightening her grip on the dwarf.&nbsp;&nbsp;Krig was unable to speak, but he soon began to flail all four limbs and claw at his own neck, trying in vain to break her iron grip.&nbsp;&nbsp;His face turned red, then rapidly blue.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Thora, enough!&rdquo; Jexon protested and hopped off the lifeboat.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;He took <em>everything</em> from me!&rdquo; she snapped.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Why <em>shouldn&rsquo;t</em> I do the same to him!?&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Because you&rsquo;re better than that!&rdquo; Carl added desperately.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s what makes you a good captain!&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe ash-covered worgen stood for a long moment, holding the heavy Krig over the edge of the ship&hellip; and her grip relaxed.&nbsp;&nbsp;The dwarf gasped for air, yet still remained aloft as she spoke.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;If I leave you your life, you will <em>swear</em> to me that you will <em>never</em> sail the seas of Azeroth again in your lifetime!&nbsp;&nbsp;Are we clear!?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tKrig was just barely able to gasp out, &ldquo;... crystal!&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThora growled one last time and released him.&nbsp;&nbsp;Krig cried out in panic as he hurtled into the water below, sputtering and coughing even harder this time.&nbsp;&nbsp;The dwarf at least had the sensibility to follow the rest of the crew, who all were in the process of swimming toward the still-lit beacon upon the cliffs of the island.<br /><br />\tJexon and Carl both breathed sighs of relief, and both men moved to hug Thora from behind.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;You did good, sister,&rdquo; Jexon rumbled into her ear.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Tch.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our work is far from done,&rdquo; Thora remarked, taking a long moment to return their embrace before breaking free and marching toward the helm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;We have a ship now, after all.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;So we do,&rdquo; Jexon agreed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;We can go home.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThora paused her stride briefly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;What home, brother?&nbsp;&nbsp;The land where we&rsquo;d be ostracized and shamed for our love?&nbsp;&nbsp;The land where cousin Tess can lord herself over us the day she takes over for Uncle Genn?&nbsp;&nbsp;The land where our own <em>officers</em> deemed us unworthy of rescue!?&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carl and Jexon looked at each other, and neither of them could argue.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;No.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have supplies on the ship to last us for now.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wash my hands of the Alliance navy.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wash my hands of the Alliance, period!&nbsp;&nbsp;They can squabble with the Horde all they like.&nbsp;&nbsp;I will have no part in it.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;So&hellip; what are we gonna do, exactly?&rdquo; Carl had to ask.<br /><br />\tThora looked down and scooped up a black tricorne hat that Krig had lost in his drunken stupor.&nbsp;&nbsp;She promptly perched it on her head, turned around, and smirked confidently.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Piracy, Carl.&nbsp;&nbsp;We&rsquo;re free agents of the sea now.&rdquo;<br /></span>",
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