Mission:
From Kesla's Journal~
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I were sittin' all by meself waitin' fer the tollin' o' the bell signalin'' the end o' the first watch when I 'eard a bunch o' shoutin' an' yellin'. I jumped up an' ran out t' see what the matter wuz an' found the crew o' The Spearbow lookin' all bewildered. "What 'appened?" I asked one o' 'em. The beast goes on t' tell me that some 'ow somebeast slipped in an' made off wid their ship. None o' my concern, I thinks t' meself an' goes back t' finish me grog wid out a second thought. I were 'alf way back when 'Is "Ighness called fer me. "Kesla." 'E sez, puttin' a paw o'er me shoulder. "I want fer ye t' find The Spearbow fer me. Ye 'ave command o' as many beasts as ye need t' find 'em. When ye find 'em matey, bring 'is sorry 'ide back t' me. As fer the rest o' the sorry bunch ... 'Ave fun wid 'em." I nod an' immediately make fer the camps t' 'unt up some willin' recruits t' join me crew. In all I found me twenty good beasts willin' t' aid meself in the mission. "Now," I sez t' them as we set sail. "This is what 'Is 'Ighness sez we has t' do." I quickly laid out the plans Lord Ublaz gave t' me. "They 'ave a three day 'ead start, so let's not waste any time." It took nearly four days t' catch up t' The Spearbow. We found 'er sailin' peacefully near the Holt o' RoaringStream. "Kes," One o' the beasts wid me sez, real quiet like. " We're ready t' board 'er." I smiles an' follows 'er back t' where the rest o' the crew be waitin' fer me. It were decided that we should all lay low as the two ships drew even wid each other. The crew o' the Spearbow were all asleepin' on the decks! There wuz 'bout four or five big otters, a few mice an' even more little shrewy type thingys, yuck! Wid a wave o' me paw, our boardin' party did what we did best. We took the ship back!! It were a gran' fight. Arrafang took out one o' the biggest otters, an' I went after the ring leader o' the whole operation. What I found were a even bigger, snarlin' otter. 'E were strong alright, an' I nearly lost me 'ead t' 'im. Blook, me good matey Blook distracted 'im an' I managed t' knock 'im senseless, but not before 'e killed Blook. I bound 'im up an' returned above decks t' aid in the fray. When it were all over twenty beasts wuz dead, an' The Spearbow were returned t' 'Is 'Ighness' Navy. I left seven beasts aboard The Spearbow t' steer 'er back t' Sampetra while I took the otter aboard me own ship. Five days later 'Is 'Ighness met us at the docks. "I trust it went well" 'E sez as I walk up t' him. "Aye, Chief." Smilin' t' meself I 'and o'er the prisoner an' retell our tale o' 'ow we got The Spearbow back. "Well done mate." 'E sez clappin' me on the shoulder. I skip out, hummin' softly t' meself, 'eadin' t' The Spearbow t' 'elp clean 'er up an' make 'er ready t' fight again.