Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25146201-20140322040911/@comment-11457306-20140419145909

Daria opened her eyes. Weak and feverish, she nevertheless recognized the sound of a ship's bell. Rescue!  She crawled to the cave entrance and gazed with wonder at the ship approaching them through the mist. "Signal them!" she cried. "Wave a shirt, something!"

The ship was already slowing, the sailors were adjusting the sails to bring the ship about, so that it floated sideways slowly. She heard the command to drop anchor and then the splash of the huge anchor as it was released into the water and the clank of the chain being extended.

She could see figures coming to the side of the ship to look at the wreck lodged in the rock. The captain and his mate were peering through scopes. The sound of the captain's cursing carried easily over the water to her ears. "Dammit!  We're too late!  What in seven hells happened here?"