Try and Help

Tir wasn't sure how to explain it exactly. He didn't know if he could convince the captain to take a passenger even though she said she would pay. She seemed pretty determined that the ship had to be a pirate ship... She was trying to escape from something, but he didn't know what. But then again, knowing wasn't such a big thing when you have someone as beautiful as this girl asking for help...

"Look, I don't know what I can do. I was looking for girls that could help to entertain the men."

Sasha blinked, unsure for a moment. "I have an ok singing voice, but I doubt it would be entertaining."

"Um.. That wasn't what I meant. I meant more physical entertainment."

At first he wasn't sure she understood, but then her face began to turn as bright red as her hair. "Oh! Oh that... I haven't... That is..."

Tir covered his face with one hand, trying to decide what to do. "Look, I'll talk to the captain, but I can't make any promises. If you're paying, he may not ask anything else of you."

Sasha glanced down at the floor, still a very interesting shade of red. "Ok. I would really appreciate the help."

Tir led her out of the bar and towards the docks. Every now and then he thought he heard footsteps trailing behind them, but he had not seen any of the other crew members get up to leave. He glanced back, acting as if he was looking over at her, but didn't see anything.

"So you said a sailor raised you?"

"Yes a pirate actually. Bill Randor was the captain of a ship called the Celtic Dream. He found me drifting out at sea many years ago and gave me my name. He died about a year ago. For a long time I just accepted the life he had given me, but I had been having wierd dreams for as long as I could remember. When I asked Bill about them, he just told me they were probably things not worth remembering. After he passed away I didn't have anywhere else to go so I've been trying to find out for myself."

In the distance Tir could see the ship, but the footsteps were getting closer. He checked again and thought he caught something out of the corner of his eye, but it slid into a dark alley and out of his range of vision.

"Sasha, lets move a little faster."