Skip | What have we here, crossing the path of old Skip again? | |
Skip | (exaggerated) I know you! | |
Skip | The bay near the city, remember? | |
Me | Skip! Right? | |
Skip | (proudly) I see I made a lasting impression. | |
Skip | But I've seen your mug ELSEWHERE in the meantime ... | |
Skip | But of course! | |
Skip | Oh well. Not a great likeness, but it's certainly YOU. | |
Skip | Don't let it get to you. My own wanted poster looks just as daft. | |
Me | I've got a package for you, from Baltram. | |
Skip | (grinning) That guy must be really keen on our rum if he sends his goods after us all the way HERE. | |
Skip | Here, give him these 2 bottles of rum. I quaffed the third one while I was waiting for him. | |
Me | What are you doing here? | |
Skip | I've just come back from Khorinis and now I'm waiting for Greg to return. | |
Me | I saw Greg in Khorinis. | |
Skip | Really? Damn! Something must have gone wrong then. | |
Skip | He should have been here with our ship some time ago. | |
Skip | (pensively) I suppose I should go back to Khorinis and wait for him there ... | |
Skip | (sighs) But certainly not today. I only just arrived here. | |
Me | Can you take me to Khorinis? | |
Skip | No way. I'm not leaving now. I'll find myself a decent swig of grog first. | |
Skip | Are you out of your mind? We've lost our SHIP, man! | |
Skip | I'm not taking our last boat out for a spin just because you're too lazy to get your butt over to Khorinis BY YOURSELF! | |
Skip | For the last time: NO! | |
Me | What can you tell me about the bandits? | |
Skip | The bandits?! They're ATTACKING us! | |
Skip | Why do you think we're building this palisade? | |
Skip | We brought those scumbags over here ourselves. | |
Skip | We used to trade with them. Boy, let me tell you, they've got more gold than they'll ever know what to do with! | |
Skip | They were prepared to pay any price for a bottle of rum. | |
Skip | But those times are past. It's war now! | |
Me | What happened? | |
Skip | Those bastards hadn't paid for their last shipment. | |
Skip | So I went there to see what had become of our gold. | |
Skip | But when I got to the swamp, the swine attacked me! | |
Skip | And that's not all. They killed Angus and Hank! Two of our best people. | |
Skip | Just stay away from that swamp, I tell you. | |
Skip | They'll go after anyone who doesn't look as shabby as they do. | |
Me | I need bandit's armor. | |
Skip | You want to go in there? Are you insane? | |
Skip | Once those guys find out you're not one of them, you're sausage meat! | |
Me | Do you have any idea where I could find armor like that? | |
Skip | (sighs) You don't give up easily, do you? All right. We used to have a suit. | |
Skip | Greg's probably still got it somewhere up in his hut. | |
Skip | Maybe you can buy it from him when he gets back ... | |
Me | Can you tell me how to get into his hut? | |
Skip | Whoa there! Not so fast! | |
Skip | You weren't thinking of ransacking Greg's stuff, were you? | |
Skip | When he left, he gave the key to Francis and told him not to let ANYONE into his hut. | |
Me | What can you tell me about Francis? | |
Skip | Francis is our treasurer. | |
Skip | The Captain trusts him. That's probably why he left him in command. | |
Skip | But none of the boys here really take him seriously. | |
Skip | If you want to know more, talk to Samuel. | |
Skip | He's got his still in the little cave north of here. | |
Skip | There isn't a soul in this camp Samuel DOESN'T know all kinds of things about ... | |
Me | Have you ever met Raven? | |
Skip | Certainly. When I was with Henry, up at the gate, I watched Raven place some of his boys at the tower to the south. | |
Skip | Just a stone's throw from our camp. (laughs) I guess they're supposed to spy on us. | |
Skip | I've also seen how he treats his people when they don't do his bidding. | |
Skip | He'll make short shrift of anyone who doesn't obey his orders to the letter. | |
Skip | Mark my words: stay well away from Raven. | |
Me | Tell me more about Angus and Hank. | |
Skip | Angus and Hank were supposed to meet with some bandits in front of the camp. | |
Skip | They were carrying all kinds of supplies. Everything those bastards had ordered from us. | |
Skip | Forged steel and lock picks and whatnot. | |
Skip | But they never came back. The bandit swine must have done away with them! | |
Skip | Morgan and Bill went out to look for them - without any success. | |
Skip | Bill was pretty devastated. They were both friends of his. | |
Skip | He's still young, these things really get to him. | |
Skip | The rest of us took it in our stride. The goods we can afford to lose. (sighs) But the grog they were carrying ... | |
Skip | (angry) We're talking at least 20 bottles! | |
Me | About Angus and Hank ... | |
Skip | What? | |
Me | I found them. | |
Me | They're dead. | |
Skip | (to himself) Dead as doornails - poor devils! | |
Skip | Well, it was only to be expected. | |
Skip | You should tell Bill if you haven't done so yet. | |
Skip | But break it to him gently - he's still young. | |
Me | I know who murdered Angus and Hank. | |
Skip | Good for you. They're both dead. So who cares now? | |
Skip | No pirate ever got rich through vengeance. | |
Skip | Just as long as I have my grog back. | |
Skip | I don't care who murdered them. What about my grog?! | |
Me | About that grog ... | |
Me | You're missing 20 bottles, right? | |
Skip | Yes, damnit. My entire stock. | |
Me | Here's your 20 bottles. | |
Skip | What? Really? Just like that? | |
Me | Weeell ... | |
Skip | Okay. I'll pay for them. | |
Me | Haven't you got anything more interesting than gold? | |
Skip | Mmh. Let's see. I've got this ring here. | |
Skip | I won it gambling in a filthy dockside pub years ago. | |
Skip | Back then, the guy told me it was magic. No idea whether that's true. | |
Skip | Maybe you want that instead of money? | |
Me | Give me the ring. | |
Skip | Here you are. | |
Me | Give me the money. | |
Skip | All right. | |
Me | Have you got anything to sell? | |
Skip | If you want to trade, go to Garett. He's in charge of our supplies. | |
Me | You're supposed to help me. | |
Skip | With what? | |
Me | The canyon awaits. | |
Skip | I see you're taking some of the lads along. Good thing! | |
Skip | You'd better bring some of the boys! | |
Skip | That canyon is dangerous as hell! | |
Me | Come with me. | |
Skip | Wait. Let's go back into the canyon first ... | |
Skip | Let's go! | |
Me | I no longer need you. | |
Skip | Well, that was that, then. You'll find me in the camp. | |
Skip | This is far enough! | |
Skip | If you insist on going further, count us out! | |
Skip | If you insist on going further, count me out! | |
Skip | If we lose track of each other, let's meet up here at the watering hole. | |
Skip | Let's move on! | |
Skip | Orcs! I hate those things! | |
Skip | Looks like we got all of the razors. | |
Skip | We could roam around a little longer if you want to. | |
Skip | Just as long as we stay in the canyon. | |