<span style="color: DarkOrange">Humorous. Sure, that's a word for it. Funny that Jal makes that dice toss and takes a boat. Any of us could have,  any of us that are smarter, more trustworthy.</span>Reshad stared sullenly across ship's empty deck.<br/><br/><span style="color: DarkOrange">But don't play me no fool.</span>He gave Diego another side long glance.<span style="color: DarkOrange">No one of your calibur would be eager to hop on this venture. No one with experience. Hell, Jal went to taverns for weeks it seemed tryin' to find just one man willin' to take a risk. Your the only one with any sort of sailin' know how that accepted. Maybe its that fate you said that put you on this boat.</span>Reshad shrugged.<br/><br/><span style="color: DarkOrange">If I know one thing, though...</span>Reshad looked at Diego,<span style="color: DarkOrange">Its that Jal is frettin' over this. As eager as he is walkin' round like a pompous fool givin' orders, he sits in that cabin quite as if death herself were lookin' for him. I think that if that map is true, and Vendomur left behind a somethin' pointin' way to his stash, that there's somethin' else there that Jal doesn't want us knowin' about.</span>Reshad gave a shrug.<span style="color: DarkOrange">I just thought you should know.</span><br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/>As Atashi's vest fell from her shoulders and exposed her naked firm breasts, every jaw in the hold went slack and every pair of eyes transfixed on her bare chest. Several coins fell from the lead man's fingers and clattered across the ground. Not one man moved their eyes from Atashi. The Kossith's height placed her breasts just below the the eye level of the sailors. The woman's grey complexion and slowly firming round nipples made her more exotic than any woman they had ever seen.<br/><br/>And she was standing before them half naked.<br/><br/>It took a moment for the men, drunk as they were, to fully understand the gravity of Atashi's return proposal. The man in the lead came to the conclusion that Atashi was serious first, having already been sobered up by the woman's intimidating stature not moments before. He looked frantically around the hold for somewhere to put the gold and silver, their value now meaningless with Atashi's strong, bare form directly in front of him. He dropped the stack haphazardly on a small nearby crate, sending a handful of the coins scattering upon the floor.<br/><br/>With his burden gone, the man approached the woman, his eyes darting to hers several times looking for a feint, looking for a reason to believe those firm, magnificent globes were baiting him into a trap. Atashi was quite serious, however. Slowly, cautiously, the man's trembling hands reached upwards but he stopped short and looked at his sweaty palms, first damp from fear, now damp from anticipation. He madly wiped them across his shirt and trousers, drying them.<br/><br/>With his hands dry he once again reached and as his deeply tanned fingers felt the weight of Atashi's breasts, their soft warmth, firm give, a collective gasp of astonishment sounded across the sailors. The man squeezed softly and felt the woman's firm nipples between his fingers and his pants swelled. He let out half a laugh of astonishment and ambivalence.<br/><br/>Behind him the next of the five men was already at his back, frowning at him.<span style="color: Red">She said one touch, ye shit. Move along.</span>The man didn't want to release her, he wanted to revel in her form longer, but a forceful set of hands pulled him off and sent him aside to watch as the rest of the men were aloud to fondle to woman.<br/><br/>Half full ale tankards were discarded as if they were empty, and pants swelled with excitement. A number of hands grabbed their groins as they neared Atashi, their eyes and hands hungry to know her body. Not one man among them was discontent with her, and as each was finished with his all too  brief massaging and exploring, they stepped aside and joined the quite discussion between the finished men while they watched, enjoying every moment.<br/><br/>One of the sailors approached and asked if there was anything else he could grope on her instead. He was quickly and suddenly silenced by both the others in line, and those who had already had their turn.<span style="color: SeaGreen">We have a deal with her, ye'll honor it or you'll not feel a thing.</span>The man who was at the lead ordered quietly, making sure that no one beyond the ship's hold would hear. They had feared Atashi because of her strength, but now they loved her for her tits. None of them tried to press their luck, no matter how much they wanted to stroke a few fingers between her legs or grab at her taut, honed ass. She had honored them, and so they would honor her.<br/><br/>The whispered discussion grew at the side as the last man flicked his thumb across her nipple and stepped away. The men watched as Atashi redressed and their leader stepped forward again.<br/><br/><span style="color: SeaGreen">Lady, a moment. You said the gold we can keep, but it wouldn't be right by us if'n we let you walk without some more... substantial token of our thanks. </span>A few other sailors fished around in the pile and withdrew 5 solid gold coins which were presented to Atashi.<br/><br/><span style="color: SeaGreen">They are yours and none of us will be hearin' any disagreement from ye. Bein' honest with ye, your tits are fit for a goddess and I don't reckon any of us will ever be able to appreciate another tit so much as those. As that is, we won't be tellin' no one outside our number of your favor.</span>They all gave her a nod.<span style="color: SeaGreen">And an oath by us is good. We cut the tongues out any of us who decide to break an oath to silence.</span>He paused and considered something for a moment.<span style="color: SeaGreen">Actually, the only one who did we killed. so I suppose take that as a comfort.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: SeaGreen">We'll let ye be on yer' way now. Most of us need to stay down here to give our cocks time to settle down before we return to our drinkin'. But... </span>He glanced back at the others before looking Atashi up and down, letting his eyes roll over the curves of her hips.<span style="color: SeaGreen">If ye' ever want to be takin' the rest of this coin after all, ye' know where we are.</span><br/><br/>As Atashi left, the men all talked and laughed, redistributing the gold. One loudly yelled<span style="color: MediumTurquoise">No, I was sodding right! I get the 20 piece!</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>