[hider=Kavius the Commoner] [center][h1][color=00aeef]Kavius(Cav-e-is) Hishamie[/color][/h1][/center] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/89/9d/92/899d9282d16706fa194581c4c0c0f387.jpg[/img][/center] [/hider] [hider=Samara the Commoner][table][row][cell][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210311/29b6bee6045bec0315fee117181ea692.png[/img] [color=2e2c2c]x x x x darkslateblue x x x x x x x x x[/color][/cell][cell][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/581497240573444097/818004775580860446/image0.jpg[/img][/cell][/row][/table][/hider] [i][u]Earlier but not too early[/u][/i] With a smile Kavius looked Sam in the eyes, unable to stand and gasping for air, in pain with every other word he spoke. "[color=0072bc]Hi..Sammy..just..been..out..for..a..stroll.[/color]"There was still battle raging, but everyone seemed to be doing their part or defending themselves. "[color=0072bc]Having..fun?[/color]" Or rather, Kavius tried to communicate this. In fact this is what Kav would have said verbatim. Unfortunately after Kavius had pulled himself on board the enemy ship his gaze fell upon Sam who was in fact being attacked by pirates who had not taken kindly to either one of them being on their ship. Sam was nimble enough to evade or with her knife direct enemy weapons away as she should be. After all of the training she put Kavius and herself through, Especially Sam since she spars against Kavius who fights very unorthodox like, Sam was able to dispatch the first pirate with a quick stab to his knee followed by a rapid diagonal slash to the throat while only having been nicked in the arm as her damage taken. The deceased pirate had gone from standing, to his knee, to the ground having fallen in front of and across from another pirate who looked to have been killed in a similar manner. Samara dodged backwards as a second pirate took his turn on attack to swing at Sam. In what Kavius would have described later as just a single blur of motion, Samara sheathed her dagger, pulled out and knocked and arrow from her quiver, took a step and fire at point blank range into the eyehole of the pirate. While wiping a smidge of blood off her face with her free hand Samara could not help but chuckle softly herself. Sam knew Kav was going to freak out when she told him that the maneuver she insisted he helped her practice so much actually worked and saved her life, which caused Samara to smile even as she was catching her breath. The pirates were still coming out from below deck slowly, not that there were too many left in already, but they seemed to have mostly lost their will to fight. A few were still causing trouble but the very few near Kavius and Samara seemed smart enough to throw down their weapons and surrender. With this well earned reprieve Kavius took this chance to clear his throat, alerting Sam and showing her that he made it on the boat. Kavius pulled himself up from sitting against the side of the deck in enough time as Sam walked over and stood in front of him, a single eyebrow raised at him as she took in his appearance. "[color=darkslateblue]Kav...you look like crap[/color]", Sam said. She looked at Kavius in his eyes and raised her hand hesitantly as if she was going to touch his shoulder. Sam changed her mind, lowering her now balled up right fist to her chest instead. "[color=darkslateblue]We need to get back to the ship as quick as possible.[/color]" Sam attempted to speak more but was cutoff by Kavius with his own spoken thoughts. "[color=0072bc]SAMMY...Sam-ah-laHEUH-HEU-HAUH[/color]", Kavius tried to say but ended up in a small coughing fit, "[color=0072bc]HEUH-HAUH...ugh um sorry about that. Choked on my own saliva. Or blood. I can't tell what liquid is currently dominating the inside of my mouth[/color]", Kavius said honestly. "[color=darkslateblue]Kav, stop talking. We need to get you to Aleria before you keel over, you idiot.[/color]" "[color=0072bc]Sammy! We've talked about that, I am not gonna die anytime soon[/color]", Kavius said as he is reminded by Samara glaring at Kav and pointing at his bleeding leg that he almost did die in fact. Kavius watched as Sam walked forward, grabbed Kavius' arm, and placed it around her shoulder and helped Kavius find his footing as she did. The adrenaline in Kavs body was still pumping, helping to dull any major pain he might have been feeling otherwise as Samara helped Kav get back to the ship. As they did, Samara tried to keep Kavius from speaking, out of concern and other reasons, but Kavius still had more to say. "[color=0072bc]Sorry for worrying you by the way...I will admit this time things got a little dangerous.[/color]" "[color=darkslateblue]Save your energy Kav[/color]", Samara glancing at Kavius as she spoke, "[color=darkslateblue]but yes that was extremely reckless. Even for you this sets the bar a little higher but if I didn't get so seasick I would have stopped you. Or gone with you. What did you do by the way?[/color]" "[color=0072bc]I snuck aboard that sinking ship that's on fire. I was the one who set it on fire.[/color]" Samaras eyes opened wide for a moment, her face showing shock for only a second. "[color=darkslateblue]You...wait...that explosion earlier. That was your fault?[/color]" Kavius rolled his eyes as he began to speak. "[color=0072bc]I mean yes I did if you wanna word it like that. I made something explode. Not my fault these guys already had loot below their ships deck. flammable and explosive loot. Saffron, flint, and the like do not go well together.[/color]" "[color=darkslateblue]Last I saw you, you were running pretty much head first into the enemy. Don't say it's not your fault because you could have stayed back.[/color]" "[color=0072bc]Says the charming rogue who was also on an enemy ship and not making it explode.[/color]" Samara scowled at Kavius, which made Kav laugh. As she did the two of them reached the stink boat and their companions. Kav looked over everyone topside and surveyed the situation. A few pirates were still attempting to fight, enough to surround himself and Sam, when all of the aforementioned pirates were taken down by a magical Troe. Once the enemies were magically cleared, Troe spoke to Sam. "[color=007236]Get him below deck and tended to, I believe Mikhail and the others have the situation under control from here.[/color]" Kav frowned, having absolutely no reason to not believe Troe but still doubting him, and shrugged. Which is when Ashley made her dramatic appearance, her footsteps loud and demanding attention. Sam attempted to move towards the hatch to below the ship but Kavius stayed glued to where he was standing with Sam. "[color=darkslateblue]Kav, c'mon, let's go see Aleria. You're still bleeding.[/color]" Kavius stayed still, watching Ashley and listening to her exchange with the pirate crew. "[color=ff39d6]Pirates, pleading to a woman for mercy... what irony.[/color]" "But we're not pirates! We're mercenaries, just like you!" "[color=ff39d6]You became pirates the moment you fired your first shot. And this knight—who is not a mercenary, for those keeping score—has no mercy to offer to pirates.[/color]" Suddenly and as quick as lightning in Kavs eyes Ashley drew a dazzling sword from the sheath on her hip, and in an instant the merc in front of her was much more dead than he was a few seconds ago. "[color=ff39d6]Sorry, but I'm not taking any more questions today...Kill them all.[/color]" At this point Kavius was slightly shocked. Her movement was decisive, her strike lethal, and her heart.........cold as ice. He could see that there was no concern or remorse in her eyes, granted against these guys it makes sense, and her previous actions dictated that she most definitely saw herself as the leader doing what was necessary. Kavius scowled, he hated those self righteous asshole types. At this point in time, he forgot about Sam, the boat, his injuries, his teammates, and stared at Ashley. He felt a little better, still in pain but able to deal with it better now that some time has passed, and wanted nothing more than to draw his sword. He knew that made no sense, but seeing people get executed never sat right with him. He also felt Ash was someone he was going to end up fighting and not someone whose orders he would follow. Kav motioned to Sam that he was ready to go and they both walked to and walked down the hatch leading to below deck and Aleria. [i][u]Below Deck[/u][/i] As the slaughter raged topside Kavius had his wounds treated by Aleria. multiple sword cuts along his arms, all ten fingers he owned were calloused and red with small arrow head cuts along the side of his right hand, burn spots all along his body on the backside, and while the arrow was removed his leg had been pierced cleanly through by an enemy arrow. Aleria had her own comments to make, to which Sam mostly responded as Kav was silent for most of the treatment. However Samara had plenty to say. To try to explain just how upset she was with Kavius would not do Samara justice. This happened quite frequently to be honest but usually the jobs they worked did not have tactical sea warfare. Normally they aren't surrounded and when that does happen they make a quick escape. What Kavius did was something so asinine not even she could let this slide. Sam stood next to Kavius, eyes glaring the entire time Aleria performed. "[color=darkslateblue]So....[/color]", Sam began to say keeping a cool exterior, "[color=darkslateblue]Wanna run by why you thought what you did was a good idea in the first place? You have some level of skill but what in the Gods-forsaken-crap logic did you use to assume you should charge ahead when you have a WHOLE TEAM NEXT TO YOU." Sam calmed herself and continued. "[color=darkslateblue]What about me? Did you think-..[/color]", Sam began to say before she realized Kavs eyes were glazed over, obviously deep in thought. It took all of her strength to not hit him. Sam snapped her fingers a few times to get his attention. "[color=darkslateblue]Don't you dare ignore me Kavius! I am not going to travel with someone who is as suicidal as you or someone who so blatantly ignores me![/color]" At this Kav looked up and towards Sam, eyes still not fully focused. "[color=0072bc]You can hear it cant you? The sounds of those men upstairs dying horribly because captain bitch thinks nothing of just execu-[/color]", Kav said as he was cut off by Sam. "[color=darkslateblue]NO! You are not doing that! Those people forfeited their lives when they attacked us and they knew exactly what they were doing. If they wanted to live so bad they wouldn't be doing the things they do![/color]" "[color=0072bc]SO ITS OK TO JUST KILL ANYONE WHO TRIES TO KILL YOU?[/color]" "[color=darkslateblue]WOULD YOU RATHER SHOW THEM MERCY SO THEY CAN STAB YOU IN THE BACK?[/color]" "[color=0072bc]MOST OF THOSE MEN THREW THEIR WEAPONS DOWN. THEY MIGHT DIE NO MATTER WHAT NOW AND WE CAN'T TAKE THEM WITH US BUT WE COULD HAVE JUST THROWN THEM OVER BOARD OR INCAPACITATED THEIR SECOND SHIP![/color]" Sam sighed and rubbed her temples. "[color=darkslateblue]Kav, there were gonna die no matter what, even the guys who surrendered. We are in the middle of the ocean, days away from the last island we saw and the place we are going isn't safe.[/color]" Sam clapped her hands together and crouched to get eye level to Kav. "[color=darkslateblue]Grow up Kav. Even if we wanted to show mercy we are not in any type of position to do that. I didn't show mercy earlier and I still wont.[/color]" "[color=0072bc]I just cant accept that[/color]", Kav said with his eyes finally returning focus and a cold edge in his voice. As he spoke he returned Sams gaze finally. "[color=0072bc]I cant accept cold blooded murder against someone who has surrendered.[/color]" "[color=darkslateblue]Cold blooded? Ignoring how stupid that is, you blew up one of their ships! You struck them down earlier and I have seen you kill people before.[/color]" "[color=0072bc]Not after they surrendered. And yea I did blow it up, I was being attacked and I had no choice but to do something drastic. No one was gonna show me mercy in that situation show I returned that in kind. Ashley..[/color]", Kavs expression grew cold and into something Sam had never seen before as he spoke Ashleys name, "[color=0072bc]I don't trust her. I don't like her. She is probably the type of person whose chip on their shoulder comes from some stupid sub plot from their past. It would be different if she showed any kind of human emotion while giving the order, but she called for all of those men's deaths after they surrendered. People like that will justify anything, she would probably kill her own mother if she could find a reason for it.[/color]" At this Sam did indeed slap Kavs face, a loud pop emanating through the lower deck. She did not like that expression on Kav, she had never seen it before. Kavius is a good man, a kind man, and yes he is annoying and slightly hypocritical, lazy, and apparently naïve as shit. But that was one of the reasons she followed him. Well not exactly,but its partially why she stayed this entire time they have known each other. Kav touched his cheek and felt the sting harshly. His eyes never left Sam.