The Taking of the Nightingale
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Category:
Erotica › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
6
Views:
5,326
Reviews:
2
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The Author holds exclusive rights to this work. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.
The Looking Glass
Hawk looked at Gull. Then he looked at Martin. Gull\'s arms were crossed in front of his chest and he was not smiling. Martin nodded and smiled at Hawk and Gull.
Hawk sighed.
\"Listen, you two,\" said Hawk. \"I want you to get along. As captain of this ship I have enough to handle without having to deal with dissension among my men.\"
\"Aye, aye, Captain,\" said Martin.
Gull glared at Martin.
\"Gull, a smile on your face would be so much more becoming on you,\" said Martin. He pointed to a framed oval mirror on the wall. \"See for yourself.\"
Then Martin stared at the mirror.
\"This is a most attractive looking glass, Captain. The detail in the carved wooden frame is exquisite! May I take a closer look?\"
\"Go ahead,\" said Hawk. \"I took it from a witch\'s castle during one of our recent raids.\"
Martin got out of the bed and walked over to the mirror. He studied it closely.
\"Beautiful,\" he said softly. \"Dear me! What is this?\"
The mirror clouded over his reflection. A new image began to form. The images moved.
\"Captain, you had better come see this,\" said Martin.
Hawk and Gull got out of the bed to look at the mirror.
All three men stared in surprise at what the mirror revealed.
It showed the sordid shocking events taking place in a cottage deep in the woods. It involved a wolf, an old woman, the old woman\'s granddaughter, a woodsman, the woodsman\'s son, the woodsman\'s nephew and about two dozen other woodsmen. The tale unfolded and held the attention of Hawk, Gull and Martin. It had a tragic ending: the deaths of the young blonde girl and that of the woodsman\'s son who died while trying to save her from being ravaged by the other woodsmen.
\"This looking glass is bewitched!\" said Martin.
\"That is true,\" said the mirror.
Martin did a double-take.
\"Excuse me,\" he said to the mirror. \"Did you just speak?\"
\"That I did,\" said the mirror.
\"Well, I did acquire this from a witch\'s castle,\" said Hawk. \"It should not be a surprise that this is no ordinary looking glass.\"
\"Mirror, please tell us about the events you just showed us. Are those past events or are those events that are yet to happen?\" asked Martin.
\"That which you saw is what will happen in the not too distant future,\" said the mirror.
\"Where does that take place?\" asked Martin.
The mirror showed a map with a red X marking the spot.
\"That is not far from here, is it?\" asked Martin.
\"Hang on!\" said Gull. \"Are you suggesting we go there and save the girl and the woodsman\'s son from getting killed?\"
\"Actually, no,\" replied Martin.
\"No?\" asked Hawk.
\"No. I would strongly advise, Captain, that you set a course to go as far away as possible from where those woodsmen are. If you and your crew ever crossed paths when that band of vicious woodsmen, well, I fear for the worst. Your men would be slaughtered to pieces.\"
Hawk stared at Martin and did not say anything.
Gull spoke up.
\"I\'ll have you know that this crew of pirates can easily hold its own against mere woodsmen!\"
\"Calm down,\" said Martin. \"I have no doubt that this ship has the boldest and bravest pirates that ever sailed the oceans, but please hear me out. Those woodsmen are in their element: the forest. You pirates excel here at sea. Set foot on the land where those woodsmen are, and they will cut you down in minutes.\"
\"You know nothing of what you speak!\" shouted Gull. \"We pirates have successfully raided seaside ports and villages ON LAND! I know we could fight those woodsmen and emerge victorious!\"
\"Well, I guess we\'ll never know for sure. I doubt Captain Hawk would want to risk the lives of this crew simply to test your theory,\" said Martin.
Gull looked like he wanted to strike Martin right there in front of his captain, but he stopped himself.
\"Captain, how do you feel about all this?\" asked Gull.
Hawk sighed.
\"Listen, you two,\" said Hawk. \"I want you to get along. As captain of this ship I have enough to handle without having to deal with dissension among my men.\"
\"Aye, aye, Captain,\" said Martin.
Gull glared at Martin.
\"Gull, a smile on your face would be so much more becoming on you,\" said Martin. He pointed to a framed oval mirror on the wall. \"See for yourself.\"
Then Martin stared at the mirror.
\"This is a most attractive looking glass, Captain. The detail in the carved wooden frame is exquisite! May I take a closer look?\"
\"Go ahead,\" said Hawk. \"I took it from a witch\'s castle during one of our recent raids.\"
Martin got out of the bed and walked over to the mirror. He studied it closely.
\"Beautiful,\" he said softly. \"Dear me! What is this?\"
The mirror clouded over his reflection. A new image began to form. The images moved.
\"Captain, you had better come see this,\" said Martin.
Hawk and Gull got out of the bed to look at the mirror.
All three men stared in surprise at what the mirror revealed.
It showed the sordid shocking events taking place in a cottage deep in the woods. It involved a wolf, an old woman, the old woman\'s granddaughter, a woodsman, the woodsman\'s son, the woodsman\'s nephew and about two dozen other woodsmen. The tale unfolded and held the attention of Hawk, Gull and Martin. It had a tragic ending: the deaths of the young blonde girl and that of the woodsman\'s son who died while trying to save her from being ravaged by the other woodsmen.
\"This looking glass is bewitched!\" said Martin.
\"That is true,\" said the mirror.
Martin did a double-take.
\"Excuse me,\" he said to the mirror. \"Did you just speak?\"
\"That I did,\" said the mirror.
\"Well, I did acquire this from a witch\'s castle,\" said Hawk. \"It should not be a surprise that this is no ordinary looking glass.\"
\"Mirror, please tell us about the events you just showed us. Are those past events or are those events that are yet to happen?\" asked Martin.
\"That which you saw is what will happen in the not too distant future,\" said the mirror.
\"Where does that take place?\" asked Martin.
The mirror showed a map with a red X marking the spot.
\"That is not far from here, is it?\" asked Martin.
\"Hang on!\" said Gull. \"Are you suggesting we go there and save the girl and the woodsman\'s son from getting killed?\"
\"Actually, no,\" replied Martin.
\"No?\" asked Hawk.
\"No. I would strongly advise, Captain, that you set a course to go as far away as possible from where those woodsmen are. If you and your crew ever crossed paths when that band of vicious woodsmen, well, I fear for the worst. Your men would be slaughtered to pieces.\"
Hawk stared at Martin and did not say anything.
Gull spoke up.
\"I\'ll have you know that this crew of pirates can easily hold its own against mere woodsmen!\"
\"Calm down,\" said Martin. \"I have no doubt that this ship has the boldest and bravest pirates that ever sailed the oceans, but please hear me out. Those woodsmen are in their element: the forest. You pirates excel here at sea. Set foot on the land where those woodsmen are, and they will cut you down in minutes.\"
\"You know nothing of what you speak!\" shouted Gull. \"We pirates have successfully raided seaside ports and villages ON LAND! I know we could fight those woodsmen and emerge victorious!\"
\"Well, I guess we\'ll never know for sure. I doubt Captain Hawk would want to risk the lives of this crew simply to test your theory,\" said Martin.
Gull looked like he wanted to strike Martin right there in front of his captain, but he stopped himself.
\"Captain, how do you feel about all this?\" asked Gull.