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Story So Far - June to August 2008
Story So Far - September 2008
Story So Far - October 2008
Having kidnapped Amos, Fielden directs his companions to buy up as many fruits and root vegetables as they can as a ingredients for the still, then get back to the ship with Amos, whilst he and Garcia create a "distraction".
On board La Gongoozler, Juan and the ship's purser Georgio are supervising the crew signing back on. They accept Bruno's mumbled excuse that Amos is just drunk, and had been on board ship for the last voyage. With an hour to go before the tide changes and the ship has to leave, Juan tells Bruno to get back on shore to round up the twenty missing crew members, a task Bruno is eager to get on with, as it gives him the opportunity to search for his missing talisman, a key on a leather thong that he has worn for years.
As the ship prepares to cast off, almost all the crew has returned, except for Father Paolo and Ruby. Fielden and Garcia pretend to ignore the smoke beginning to drift across the sky of Lisbon as they hurry on board. Before the Captain can question them, the Marquis' men appear at the dockside and open fire on the ship. The ship sets sail under fire, just as Paolo and Ruby appear. Juan realises that the crew would be at too great a risk if he delays to wait for them, and orders the ship under full sail. Ruby is distraught that Juan is not delaying to give them a chance, but Paolo urges her on.
They leap from the dockside, just making it on board. They are accompanied by Chee Hung, who sets off fireworks on the dockside, blinding and scattering the soldiers. Explosions rock the harbour area, and a fire begins to spread, as La Gongoozler sails away from an increasingly familiar scene...
Meanwhile, Dante has settled in to his role as tutor to the young noble Matthias, who is prospering under his tutelage. Also prospering are the feelings that Belicia, Matthias' mother, has towards Dante. Forced into a loveless marriage, Dante arouses passions within her, fueled by the fact that she knows that he is hiding deep secrets, and is not the tutor that she had hired.
Dante too appears to feel something for her, which he finds distracting and confusing. He needs an assignment to clear his head, to "obtain" information on behalf of a nobleman. Dante puts his obscene skills to use, but does not derive the satisfaction or clarity he was hoping for. The memory of his failure to deal with Ruby, and Juan's rescue of her still haunt him, and he longs for revenge, or he will never feel satisfaction when carrying out his holy mission.
Story So Far - June to August 2008
Story So Far - September 2008
Story So Far - October 2008
Having kidnapped Amos, Fielden directs his companions to buy up as many fruits and root vegetables as they can as a ingredients for the still, then get back to the ship with Amos, whilst he and Garcia create a "distraction".
On board La Gongoozler, Juan and the ship's purser Georgio are supervising the crew signing back on. They accept Bruno's mumbled excuse that Amos is just drunk, and had been on board ship for the last voyage. With an hour to go before the tide changes and the ship has to leave, Juan tells Bruno to get back on shore to round up the twenty missing crew members, a task Bruno is eager to get on with, as it gives him the opportunity to search for his missing talisman, a key on a leather thong that he has worn for years.
As the ship prepares to cast off, almost all the crew has returned, except for Father Paolo and Ruby. Fielden and Garcia pretend to ignore the smoke beginning to drift across the sky of Lisbon as they hurry on board. Before the Captain can question them, the Marquis' men appear at the dockside and open fire on the ship. The ship sets sail under fire, just as Paolo and Ruby appear. Juan realises that the crew would be at too great a risk if he delays to wait for them, and orders the ship under full sail. Ruby is distraught that Juan is not delaying to give them a chance, but Paolo urges her on.
They leap from the dockside, just making it on board. They are accompanied by Chee Hung, who sets off fireworks on the dockside, blinding and scattering the soldiers. Explosions rock the harbour area, and a fire begins to spread, as La Gongoozler sails away from an increasingly familiar scene...
Meanwhile, Dante has settled in to his role as tutor to the young noble Matthias, who is prospering under his tutelage. Also prospering are the feelings that Belicia, Matthias' mother, has towards Dante. Forced into a loveless marriage, Dante arouses passions within her, fueled by the fact that she knows that he is hiding deep secrets, and is not the tutor that she had hired.
Dante too appears to feel something for her, which he finds distracting and confusing. He needs an assignment to clear his head, to "obtain" information on behalf of a nobleman. Dante puts his obscene skills to use, but does not derive the satisfaction or clarity he was hoping for. The memory of his failure to deal with Ruby, and Juan's rescue of her still haunt him, and he longs for revenge, or he will never feel satisfaction when carrying out his holy mission.
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