"I'll need another drink first"

The gorgeous red head smiled at Tir, but before he could get up to leave she stopped him by once again placing her hand on his forearm.

"I'm going to just get a drink first, I'll be more relaxed that way." Tir thought she was playing him for a drink or two and was willing to go along if it meant a chance to score with this exquisite woman, but before he had his money out Sasha finished the drink he had brought her and waved at the bartender for another one of whatever she had been drinking. The drink appeared to be a nearly equal mixture of fruit juice and spiced rum.

"What is it with beautiful women drinking in this bar?" He wondered as he looked around again waiting for Sasha to finish her new drink. As she drank Tir told her what he knew about the Peregrine and Captain Carlin.

"She's a small frigate with both long gun chasers and heavy cannon for up close work." He wasn't sure that Sasha would have any idea what he was talking about, but as she drank and they talked some more it became clear that she had spent a reasonable time at sea before.

"I guess I'd say we were adventurers." Tir grinned at Sasha who was definitely showing the effects of her drinking now "Of course, depending on whose ship we may be boarding the Cryn and Veertor navies would call us pirates or salvagers." Tir knew he was saying too much, but he was excited about his first ship and he was trying to impress Sasha at the same time. "This trip might be even profitable than the others, if we find what we're looking for. Now are you ready?" he asked as Sasha finished the drink in front of her.

"Nope, not yet." She waved for the bartender with an exaggerated motion and then turned back to Tir "I'm sorry Tir, thishone should put me over the edge I think, then you can bed me and bang me." Sasha's speech was definately showing the effect of the drink, but she made no indication that she was going to leave her seat at the bar.

Tir was beginning to wish he had gone with Jean and the rest of the crew from the Peregrine to the brothel, or at least started with one of the other women in the bar. No matter how fine this mysterious woman was, if she had to get slammed in order to have sex with someone, she was not going to work out as the ship's whore.

"Look, maybe this isn't such a good idea after all." Started Tir as Sasha took her next drink from the serving maid."

"I could have told you that." The maid chuckled as she pulled Tir to his feet and away from Sasha. "You are the third man she's led on like that. Each time she gets close to sealing the deal she has another drink or two. If she weren't spending her own coin Mr. Winters would have thrown her out by now." The maid slipped her arm around Tir and smiled up at him, "A woman like that is bad for business, but a woman like me..." Tir could feel her round breasts through his best linen shirt that he had worn for the occasion "... I'm a sure bet. Five marks gets me for an hour, a crown will keep you busy 'til midnight." And after squeezing the muscles on Tir's shoulder she added "for you even an empirial crown would do." Tir laughed as he pulled away.

"I don't suppose Mr. Winters there would let you sail with me on the Peregrine?"

"I doubt it" She laughed "remember I'm a sure bet."

Tir looked over at Sasha slumped over on the bar and decided the bar maid was right. That one, as pretty as she was going to be trouble, looking over the bar again he saw Sheri tossing her blonde hair as she flirted casually with a couple sailors that came in after him and Carmine sitting at the table looking relaxed and sober although her challenger was reeling from the amount of drink he had consumed.