⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
“Now…with that settled…” Galligan replied sternly, he withdrew the rolled parchment from his tunic and handed it towards the Chief.
The Chief frowned, but in good faith, held out his hand and took the rolled drawing and slowly opened it up flat in front of him.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-06jl26-soul-for-soul )
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[Seneca Village…Chief Minetoh’s Longhouse…]
The Chief carefully flattened out the parchment on his lap and gazed at it long and hard...
His brow wrinkled and he pursed his lips as if in disbelief. He pointed and grunted and ran his finger across the drawing several times and then looked up with a fierce look!
“This cannot be done!”
Little Grey wolf hesitated and then translated the answer to Commander Galligan.
“Six thousand, six hundred ounces of silver!” Galligan re-iterated.
Next to the Chief, the warrior Running Fox muttered something to the Chief and then a brief conversation ensued in whispers…
“What are they saying?!” Galligan asked the boy with some impatience.
"I don't...know." The boy replied, but lying was not his best trait.
Finally the chief spoke again and Little Grey Wolf translated…
“Chief say this would take too many men, too much time and we know not how to build such things…”
Galligan straightened himself and made a firm point, “You have more than six hundred warriors! You have enough men! We will oversee the building!”
Again the boy translated and again the Chief conversed in a low tone with Running Fox. The warrior held open his palm and pounded it lightly with his fist and the Chief nodded. He then spoke in a firm voice…
“The Chief say…maybe we can…but first, you pay half!”
Galligan raised his eyebrows. Commander Kerrislravenhill nudged his side, “Be careful Galligan!”
Warrant Officer Lupega quickly whispered to Lieutenant Bleujay out of the corner of his mouth, “With the Seneca, we never know what to expect!”
“Thank ye for the explanation mate…we shall see what happens shortly...” She answered, not taking her eyes off of the Chief.
Galligan thought hard and then looked the Chief square in the eye,
“Agreed! Half now, half when you finish!”
The Chief took a deep breath as he understood what Little Grey Wolf translated. But to his side, Running Fox grinned a devilish grin and rubbed his hands together as if he already gazing upon a vast pile of silver coins!
Off to the side, Standing Officer Trumpman's eyes grew wide and he could not contain his excitement...
"Woo-Hoo!"
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📝 Note: "If th' Toor o' High Islain' has caught yer intrest, all o' me stoatin' adventures kin be foond by searchin':
Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane
Oan yer 'Hife Search tool' an' sae forth." 😉 -Keptin
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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, World Coin News, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: historica.fandom.com, Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.
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