Grander Treasure

It is well known that an adventure needs to start somewhere. In your case, it could have started with your engagement, or even the day you embarked on the long journey to meet your future spouse. However, I am sorry to say, your adventure started a few weeks after both of those things, in a pile of rotting hardtack.

Smoke was filling the small hole you were hiding in. The space had been for food storage, but now you were cramming yourself in between infested rations, while a battle raged outside. The ship was overrun, and on fire. You knew that if you did not find a way off the ship, that you would die. Your only option was to turn yourself over to the pirates. Maybe then, you would survive.

You managed to climb out of your hiding place. Slowly, you walked above deck with your hands up. No one seemed to notice you. The crew lay dead, or dying, and the pirates were quickly looting the ship. With hope, you noticed a few of the passengers and crew were being moved to the pirate ship.

"I surrender!" you yelled, hoping it was the right thing to say.

"Why would we want you?" one of the pirates asked. Your stomach dropped. You recognized this pirate from the stories that were told about them. Captain Fox was notorious, though none of the stories could agree what they were notorious for. Insatiable lust? Mercilessness? Heroism? You had heard dozens of different tales. Now they stood in front of you, and the conflicting stories weren't helping. What could you say to Captain Fox to convince them you were worth something?