[OL-FB1] Recovery

[Franco Clarke]

Erwin awoke and wearily opened his eyes, only to see an ugly face leering down at him. He leapt up and grabbed for his sword. There was no sword. Erwin looked back at his assailant. He relaxed slightly as he saw that it was merely a carved islander statue.

Erwin frowned, as he realised the room he had few similarities with his cabin. Indeed it was not his cabin, or any cabin, it was a room on dry land. The last time he could remember he had been on the deck of his ship, fighting off the document-thieves. Erwin took a step back and tripped over something lying on the floor.

To his horror he saw that it was a crocodile! He kicked at it and scrambled away. It stood motionless with its eyes all glassy and still. It was just as dead and harmless as the statue had been. Erwin got shakily to his feet. What was going on?

He turned as the door opened and a man wearing a mouldy-looking wig walked in.

'Ah Captain Erwin, you've come around' said the stranger.

'Not meaning to be rude, but where exactly am I?' asked Erwin.

The stranger smiled, 'You are in Breshaun, you have been asleep for almost a week now'

Erwin grimaced 'Ugh, I don't remember that drinking much, I better be more careful'

'Oh no, you took a knock on the head' the stranger said hurriedly, 'you lost a lot of blood you were lucky to survive'

Erwin smiled 'And to whom do I owe my survival?'

The stranger introduced himself 'I am Doctor Riordan, and I have been nursing you back to health since you arrived in Breshaun. However, you really have to thank Mr. Collins for your survival. His rudimentary dressing helped stem the blood and keep you alive until I could help'

'Thank you then Doctor, I am indebted to you' Erwin said, making note to thank Private Collins for his actions.

The Doctor then turned to leave, and said over his shoulder 'I have other matters to attend to, and if you don't mind, I wish to get back to work'

Erwin hobbled over to a stand which held his uniform, and grasped his tricorn, feeling the unfamiliar threads around its rim. These indicated the rank of commander, and he was only a lieutenant. Or at least he was just a lieutenant. As he slipped his coat on, he felt a letter in the pocket, he fished this out and unfolded it.

It was from the Admiral of the New Terra fleet, congratulating him on his successful mission and the acquisition of the document. In then went on to announce his promotion from lieutenant to commander, in recognition of his successes. Finally it informed him of a new command, the cutter Stingray.

A day later Erwin was standing next to Collins on the quayside in front of Stingray. She was much larger than the Vif, with over double the firepower. Her hull was wider, making her slightly slower, although she was still no slouch. Erwin noted that the figurehead was that of the old Caribbean Canary, obviously rescued when it was dismantled.

The Stingray's crew were busy readying the ship for sea, loading supplies and cleaning the guns. Erwin turned to Collins.

'I hear Eslandola has a mighty fleet massing in Nesila, it'll surely attract all kinds of pirates'

'Indeed, do you think it might bring out our old friends, the Corries?'

'Hopefully, Stingray should be a match for their merchant raiders'

This model was a little interior scene, which should hopefully please all the stud-haters out there!

There's not much to note really, although hopefully the furniture can be transferred to future Breshaun buildings.

[TitusV]

Tough you say there's not much to IT, I really like the interior, esoecially that uniform!

[Tezclatipoca]

Titus is right. there is always something to say.

The uniform is a good idea.

Though, I don't really understand the crocodile at the right. Is it a hunt trophy ?

I like the port scene being at the level of your vessel crew preparing the ship !

Good job !

[blackdeathgr]

Always happy to read your stories FC! And i love the bedroom as well, especially the various stuff at the shelves.

[Capt Wolf]

Good story, and there's a fair amount of stuff in that room build. The uniform hanging like that is very nice, and the bed looks comfy. Keep 'em coming!

[Kolonialbeamter]

Always a fan of your stories, Franco Cool depiction of the business at Breshaun's harbor. And lovely interior scene. Oh, and thanks for adding a banana for scale - really helps getting a feeling for the size since there are barely any studs to count

[Ayrlego]

It really is a very nice little interior. The bed and uniform hanger stand out as great details. Nice job and great story!

[Franco Clarke]

Thanks, I'm glad you all liked it, and I apologise that it was a little bland. As for the crocodile, I was imagining it was stuffed probably, something to do with the habormaster I suspect.