Thread: A Sea of Secrets [Alexander x Sera]

The bang of a fist on a table pulled Luciana's attention, her blue hues narrowing on him for making a ruckus. He was speaking of how he'd successfully traveled past the Raging Isles. Her lips pursed, annoyed immediately at his boastful tone. Men. Regardless of how annoying his chatter was while she tried to relax, she listened. Card King's fortune. Luciana perked up, leaning forward on her table as she listened more intently. The man seemed to quickly realize his slip of tongue and backpedaled. Luci smirked, hiding the curve of her lips with her glass. Despite her amusement at his slip up, she was irritated. He appeared to be going in the same general direction that her ship was set to sail in. That didn't bode well for either of them. Luci couldn't afford to have anyone else messing with her plans. She took a slow sip from her glass and sighed loudly, Only a fool would go after the Card King's fortune... She mused, rolling her eyes as if it was obvious. Death sentence for all travelers to go that way.. She added with a sharp nod. A few sailors in her general vicinity nodded in agreement, their gazes wary as they shifted between Luci and Darvan. Luci finished her drink, tilting her head back and then slamming the glass down hard on the table. She slammed it so hard that her breasts bounced from the recoil. Sounds like a suicide mission to me.... Slowly the pirate lass stood and crossed the room to where the man in question was still muttering to himself. The Card King's Fortune is a myth best left unexplored... Luciana said in a low voice. Or else a ship might find themselves dealing with unnecessary heat from their misfortunes Regardless of what treasure cache he thought he was chasing, Luci couldn't afford to have him anywhere near her destination. If she could throw him off the trail, they would both be safer. Her journey was going to be tricky enough and she already knew she would have trouble controlling her own ship within the Raging Isles storm surges. If she had to worry about other ships making the same journey she was going to be mighty irritable. Luciana rolled her eyes and continued past the man's table, trying to decide if perhaps she needed to leave for the Raging Isles a bit earlier than planned. Several bar patrons watched her as she left, though she knew it was for her curves and generous assets more so than her obvious irritation. Luci was used to stares, normally she used them to her advantage. This time she didn't have the luxury of playing with the emotions of stupid men. She needed to make new plans. The woman exited the bar with an extra force to her movements. Determination. She was going to make it to the Raging Isles before anyone could step on her toes. Luciana was back to The Burning Seas shortly after her departure from the bar, the heels of her boots loud against the wooden deck as she made her way to the Captain's quarters. The Captain, Edward, was already on his way out of his room as she approached. We're leaving tonight... Luci stated harshly. Edward looked at her with wide eyes, Tonight? Why, Lass? Nobodies departs this swiftly.. His brows knit together and he gave her a look of disbelief. Luci cursed and crossed her arms, Do we have the provisions we need? When Edward nodded she smiled, Then stop complaining and simply make it happen... Edward was given no other chance to respond, Luciana walked past him and headed to her own quarters of the ship. It would be here that she settled herself down to look into the mysteries of the Raging Isles. She would know the legends and horrors of the island chain better than anyone else traveling. She would make it to her treasure. For the remainder of the afternoon, The Burning Seas was prepared for it's early departure. Ship hands ran about to collect last minute provisions that they wanted to make sure they hand, making sure to keep their extra goods a secret from the highly irritable Luciana. It was as the sun started to set that she slipped from her quarter to check on the status of their departure. She was informed that they were going to be leaving within the hour. The race was on and she was going to win.