Brightfish

[Flex]

"The point?" From nowhere sudden anger had appeared. "Fine! I was in mourning for a lost love when you pop up, fuck me and then do as if it's the most natural thing in the world! I can't think of any person in the world who wouldn't be confused! I already told you I fought your brother for you, yet somehow THAT is not respected! So hey, I pay you back with your own actions and somehow I am the one who ends up feeling guilty!" He stood there fuming, not caring if what he just said was a bad idea.

[The Stranger]

"Reavers do they raping, they don't get raped!" Asha shouted revealing the secret of her shame, "And you treat me like some stupid little girl. I'm a fucking Reaver. I've been drowned and born again hard. I pay the Iron price, I'm not some fucking bar wench that needs anything from the likes of you."

[Flex]

Darien lost some of his anger and tried to hold on to it. He knew it wasn't good to insult the woman - They had gone to hire her after all. "Asha, I am just confused. I knew little to nothing of your culture so I did what seemed plausible at the time." He spoke with a more controlled voice now, trying not to infuriate the woman any more. "I have already said sorry, if it means anything."

[The Stranger]

"Your such a pussy Greenstone." She said, shouldering past him to take the wineskin, and taking a long swig, before handing it to him.

[Flex]

Darien found himself laughing as he took the wineskin and drank deeply from it. "It was either say that or punch you; the latter I really didn't feel like doing." He took another swig and handed the skin back to Asha. "I almost forgot to mention - Thank you for not killing me in my sleep."

[The Stranger]

She grunted. "Bah. You don't have anything worth paying the iron price for anyway." She drank again.

[Flex]

"Oh, so killing your brother and shaming your name as a reaver isn't enough?" Darien simply smiled at Asha. He asked himself why, after she had visibly calmed, he had to taunt her again.

[The Stranger]

"My brother was an asshole who would never give me a ship just because I'm a woman, even though I could outfight, outdrink and out sail any of his captains. So fuck him. And as for that other thing... If you tell anyone I'll kill you."

[Flex]

"I seem to remember you telling me that you'd geld me if I took you. Seems like I still have my balls." He moved up closer to Asha, his smile not faultering. "This makes me doubt your intent on killing me."

[The Stranger]

"You anxious to be proved wrong?" She said, "than keep it up."

[Flex]

Darien thought of mentioning their previous fight, in which he had outfought her, but decided to keep quite. He stepped back, grinned widely and bowed. "Your honor as a reaver shall not be tainted... milady." Why, oh why you idiot?! he thought, but it had already been said.

[The Stranger]

She poured the rest of the wineskin over his head, and went passed him, onto the deck.

[Flex]

Darien cursed but wasn'y too surprised at her reaction. He shook his head, rubbed the wine out of his eyes and followed the woman onto the deck.

Outside he saw the sailors at work and Yozs, who was standing next to the entrance of the cabin. The man gave him a sullen glance and walked off. He approached the captain and greeted him. "I am guessing we are sailing for Lannisport?"

[The Stranger]

"Unless you have some other direction?" The Captain said, "I was just sailing away from that pirate infested isle."

[Flex]

"No, Lannisport is fine. How long do you reckon the journey will take?" Darien now desperately wanted to get back to the mainland, to get on with finding that bastard Yurie.