[Skydracgrrl]

ooc- well, I attempted to write a post before leaving FL, but of course I disconnected. Luckily, I was able to copy the 2 paragraphs worth of writing... unluckily, according to microsoft word and notepad, I never copied it. So I'm rewriting all this in the car. Hopefully I remembered it all -.-

ic- Skye felt bad that she had left the captive, who was in great need of cheering up, but the bladebard couldn't risk getting caught. And with all the ruckus the vagabond was making, the risk was too great.

Skye closed the door to the crew quarters and, with a sigh, slid to the floor with her eyes closed, the wooden door to her back. "That wasn't a very wise decision, you know," a voice said in a dry, slightly reproofing tone. Cracking one eye open, Skye gave her companion a rueful grin.

"I go and try to do a good deed, and what do I get? A scolding! Ah well, I'm not known for my "wise decisions" anyhow. That's why you're here, to be my conscience," the bladebard bantered, and batted her lashes at the elf. Lyulfe snorted, which Skye took to be amusement, and she grinned and winked in reply.

The half-elf got to her feet and stretched. "I'm in the mood for some music, I don't know about you." She bent an ear to her harp and tested the strings. Lyulfe frowned at her slightly and gave her a wary look.

"Just don't get too carried away. I don't want to have to fish you out of the sea because the crew got tired of your singing." Skye made a face at him.

"I won't, trust me. There's just something that I... want to check out." The bladebard was gone before Lyulfe could comment.

Later that day found Skye sitting cross-legged on the deck, singing an amusing ditty.
"O I caught a fish in the water,
I caught a crab an' his daughter,
I caught a flounder an' a sole,
An' I caught an ole tadpole.

They all criiiiiied,
'Mercy me, please let us free,
We'll swim back to our mothers.
My very kind lady, now please be fair,
An' go an' catch some others!'

Well, I saw a cod in the water,
Shoved in me net an' caught 'er,
I saw a clam, an' a fluke so fine,
So I caught 'em on me line.

They all criiiiiied,
'Mercy me, please let us free,
We'll swim back to our mothers.
My very kind lady, now please be fair,
An' go an' catch some others!'

Farewell they swam off singin',
'Til both me ears was ringin'
'Cos I fell in the sea so dark,
An' got caught by a shark.

Then I criiiiiied,
'Mercy me, please let me free,
I'll swim back to me mother.
My very kind sir, now please be fair,
An' go an' catch some other!' "

She bowed cheerfully to those who were in earshot, and finished off with a more solemn tune.

" 'Tis a far cry from home for a poor lonely thing,
O'er the deeps and wild waters of seas,
Where you can't hear your dear mother's voice softly sing
Like a breeze gently stirring the trees.

Come home, little one, wander back here someday,
I'll watch for you, each evening and morn,
Through all the long season 'til I'm old and grey
As the frost on the hedges at dawn.

There's a lantern that shines in my window at night,
I have long kept it burning for you,
It glows through the dark, like a clear guiding light,
And I know someday you'll see it, too.

So hasten back, little one, or I will soon be gone,
No more to see your dear face,
But I know that I'll feel your tears fall one by one,
On the flowers o'er my resting place."

Skye trailed off, and cast a furtive glance at the vagabond, to see what effect the song had on her.

ooc- The vagabond doesn't see Skye's look, k? Just thought I should mention that, since last time Skye tried not to be noticed, she was noticed by half the crew. [img]tongue.gif[/img] *sigh* Only a couple miles more... give or take a few hundred. ^^; Of course, when I type this, I'll be home, eheh.

btw, I got those 2 poems from a Brian Jacques book... I couldn't concentrate enough in the car to think of ones myself ^^;

edit- Mistral, you may want to pop in a take a peek at "A New Beginning." your char seems to be in a tight spot at the moment. :/

[ 12-30-2003, 10:05 PM: Message edited by: Skydracgrrl ]