Role

Chapter 6

Very few people would have tried running from Yirda, as when you live on an
island there is a general understanding amongst everyone that there is nowhere
to go. As a result of this brash breach of decorum, the pirate baron and his
men were initially caught unaware and Trekas was able to make his way halfway
down the length of the port dock before the cries of pursuit began in earnest
behind him. Passerbys previously uninterested in the matter suddenly became
spectators, as everyone assumed that the inevitable end of this chase would be
a sound drumming. There are few finer pleasures in an ex-pirate's life than
watching another man get beaten to death.

For a new follower of Trekas' life, it might be easy to assume at this
juncture that the scoundrel was not good at very much. It would be equally
easy to assume that he did not know anything at all. Both of these beliefs,
while well founded, leave out some measure of detail. For example, when
motivated to do so Trekas is well known for being able to weave a quite
believable tale. He also has a passingly well regarded singing voice and,
useful in this instance, is fairly handy in a fight.

Though bruised and unarmed, Trekas barreled down the shoreline that made up
the island's docks as if his life depended on it - which at that moment it
quite literally did. He leapt across two baskets of fish, upended a slave
carrying washing home for his master, and overturned a cart carrying half
completed woven baskets. The trail of his escape was littered with spilled and
fallen goods as workmen and porters scrambled to get clear of the mayhem.