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'Well, I've got that much down.' Darien replied to Bo. 'UHm... if I may interject here, sir...' he said, putting his hand up close to eachother, tapping his rings together, '... I have a proposition for you. You see, the reason I'm in need for a ship, or to join the crew of one, is thatI'm on a bit of a... how to word... task...'

He scratched at where his chin would be, but it was covered by the cloth conforming to his lower face, jaw, chin, and neck. '... You see, I've come upon the knowledge of something... very valuable to me, a cleint, and I'm sureyou, as well. All you need do is follow my guidance towards the place which I must get to, catch my drift?'

Gwlyen nodded to the boy who had just walked up, and she listened to Bo's suggestion. "Aye will be glad to have you abroad."

Turning her attention back to the treasure hunter, she listened to his rather sketchy proposal. It sounded like as good a venture as any, even so she looked at him with a rather critical eye.

"Bo be right. For this venture of yours to be considered we need to get a few things straight. What ever the pay be for it, ship's expenses from the voyage come out of it first, followed by an agreed on amount of pay to every crew member."

Darien grinned, 'I've piqued your interests, I see.' he said, happily. 'I believe me being on crew suffices for the travelling expenses, doesn't it? I mean, I am part of your crew, aren't I?' he asked, referencing the factthat the captain had already welcomed him to the crew.

'So that's out of the way. Secondly, I'm not too keen on parting with the item in question, though I'm sure there's plenty of... how you call it 'booty,' or 'loot,' to be had, see?' He rapped his rings together some more, and continued on.

'Third, I'd be willing to split some of the prize money with the captain and a select few he deems worthy. Note, I say select few. There's only so much to be had, and splitting it too graciously would leave us with not enough at all, see?' He put his arm around Bo. 'So, chum, what say you? You keen on the proposition as it lies?'

"I see how it lies yes, and I've an alteration to make." Gwylen's expression remind mild, though her tone was cool. "We neglect ta pay the crew, and there be no other venture. Better us all be shorted, then heading to the deeps with the knives of the crew sticking from our backs."

"And yes, you be of the crew." Hearing Bo's suggestion about the rings she nodded in agreement. "Bo do think right, if you be willing to wager a ring, then ont his venture we do go, sooner rather then later." Gwylen grinned a bit though not at any of them, her eyes skyward into the rigging.

"If we work hard she can be crewed by very few, and the prize divided equally few ways."

Bo thaught about it, with their current crew they could make way as is but it would be hard work and everyone would have to pull their own weight. Bo was alright with that for now, so long as she didn't have to cook, and with two real women on board she didn't think that to be an issue.

When the hand was held out to her to shake on the deal. So far as she could see it was a win-win situation for her and the rest of the crew, the only one who might lose would be the treasure hunter here.

Bo gladly took his hand.

"Deal, we go after your thing and if there is no profit along the way we get yer rings."

she said, makeing sure that the terms of the deal where clear to everyone on board. And with several witnesses, this guy better not even think of swindleing this pirate.

"We leave in an hour to go treasure huntn' for Darien's item. All crew report back here by then or we are leavn' without ya.... that includes you boy"

She said to the boy who was clearly new to ships. Clearly he had just got the job simply by showing up. Although he probaby didn't know what he had just gotten himself into, Bo didn't care.

She turned to the girl who had been silent all this time, finaly ready to speek to her. Bo put her arm around the girl's neck and bent down so as no one else could hear what she was going to say.

"I need you to keep an eye on that boy untill he knows what he is doing... wouldn't want him to pull something stupid and have us all stranded in the middle of the ocean cause' o' it."

Bo then stood back up and with a smile on her face turned to Gwen.

"So... where be the place I am to call 'my quarters' for this journy?"

Before the captain took his hand, he misworded his sentence. Darien's hand flew back quickly. 'Only one, of my choosing.' he said, slipping his hand into the captain's hand, sealing the accord. 'Right then. I'll get into the map room, and start plotting it out. I may not have a mind for ships, but maps I'm quite keen on.'

He looked this way and that, and turned to the woman who'd done the most speaking. 'Which way to the map room?'

'Now, now, dearie.' the treasure hunter said, 'It's impolite for a an to enter a woman's chambers unattended, isn't it?' he asked, his foolish smile hidden by his mask. He followed her directions, and found the charts easily enough.

Gazing upon the maps, he studied them intently, focusing on each and every small island in the Caribbean. 'Which one was it...' he thought to himself. 'Ah!' He looked about, putting his finger on the island, and found a knife. Picking it up, he jabbed it gently just above a partciular island.

'There.'

"I can go fetch the last of the supplies easy enough." Having seen where Bo had gone to dump his stuff a slightly mischievous smile came across her face. He had eyes on a postion she'd not yet found a fit for.

"But if we are ta share quarters, I'll have you know I sleep with knives." With a wave over her shoulder, and without waiting for him to respond Gwylen walked down the gangplank and into what passed for civilization on Tortuga.