<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/Knight-1.jpg)</div><br/>Valon arched a golden brow at the sight of what had to be one of the pirate ships guarded only by a pretty blond girl with multiple yellow furred tails!<br/><br/><em>What's wrong with this picture?  Where are the rest of the pirates?  <br/><br/>   I suppose I could always ask her.</em><br/><br/>With a wicked grin at the thought, he squeezed Artax's flank and guided her forwards, weaving between the dunes so as not to be too visible.  He intended to get a little behind the boat before Artax would spring up onto it.  He'd play it buy ear from there, either creeping up behind the kitsune on foot if they were acutaly alone, or snagging her up and fleeing into the sky if more pirates appeared.