the girl looked up as Illiana entered and was immediately awed by her presence "c-can I help you with anything miss?" she asked in a quiet voice, the power of the female captain’s personality left her shaking. It was like nothing she had ever felt before: confidant and powerful without even a hint of threat in it.
"Hello love," Illiana said "Can I gets a glass o' yer finest fire whiskey?" she smiled trying to put the nervous girl at ease, the girl’s bruise was painfully obvious on her pale face. It started at the top of her forehead and went all the way down to her jaw.
"yes m'am that'll cost I think 5 shillings" the girl went behind the bar and put her apron on, she dug around under the counter. she pulled out a short wide glass and filled it half full of the whiskey "do you need anything else madam?"
Illiana shook her head and sipped the whiskey looking the girl over “I knows whats goin on wit ye lass, the same thin appened ter me, ye don ave ter take ye ye know ye kin run. No one deserves ter be made into a slave” she heard a thud but paid no attention too it she was too bust studying the girl’s face.
the girl was shaking under Illiana's hand, the reason why became apparent as a man came from behind her and slammed her face into the counter nearly spilling the bottle of whiskey. “oi I thoug I tol ye not ter get ahin th bar the man slammed her head again and let her go. He was a huge man nearly 7 feet tall and heavily muscled like a sailor ought to be, he was getting a bit of a beer gut from drinking but his arms were still toned.
"I'm sorry sir there was a customer" she scrambled to stop the blood that was flowing from her nose like a red river, she would get in more trouble if she made a mess on the bar.
The tavern owner blinked for a minute before he hit her across the face in a blow that rocked her head back “don you dare talk back ter me I owns ye now get back ter sweepin”. he would not tolerate being talked back too by a piece of his property.
"yes sir" she mumbled getting her broom she knew there would be hell to pay once the tavern closed, it was stupid to talk back to him it only made the beatings worse, usually he just used his hand but she could see him eyeing the whip.
Illiana was on her feet in a second. "Oi! Who does yeh think yeh are?!?" She knocked the man across the face and picked the girl up to her feet
the man glared at Illiana “what I does ter me property aint no concern o yers pirate, now slag off afore I calls th watch” the girl pulled away from Illiana and went back to work with her head down not wanting to get her in trouble.
"yes sir" she mumbled getting her broom she knew there would be hell to pay once the tavern closed, it was stupid to talk back to him it only made the beatings worse, usually he just used his hand but she could see him eyeing the whip.
Illiana was on her feet in a second. "Oi! Who does yeh think yeh are?!?" She knocked the man across the face and picked the girl up to her feet
the man glared at Illiana “what I does ter me property aint no concern o yers pirate, now slag off afore I calls th watch” the girl pulled away from Illiana and went back to work with her head down not wanting to get her in trouble.
Illiana was livid, she knew this scene too well, this was the life she had had before Grace had saved her life. "Yeh can go head an call the watch. I'm taken 'er outta this pig sty of a slophole" She threw her glass at the man. All eyes were on the fiery female pirate and the tavern owner. Her normally green eyes were flaring purple and she could barley control herself
“iffin ye wants er so bad I'll give er to yer fer 10 gol pieces” the man grinned at Illiana with a greedy glint in his eyes, the girl flinched when he grabbed her arm and drug her over to Illiana but a spark of hope shined in her eyes