This is my entry into Weekly Micro-fiction Contest hosted by the fabulous @jayna. This prompt is "beacon".
We'd gotten away on our ship with looted gold and other treasures, Lord, without losing a man of ours. The heist was well executed, a rarity enjoyed once every other blood moon.
Helios, two hours away from setting, guided our path back home.
Looking back from the stern to the sandy shore, I saw a group of armed men angrily throwing their weapons and armor down. They weren't able to make chase because we'd torched their ships.
Some time passed, Lord. I'd resigned myself to the captain's cabin for the night. Helios' journey to the west was not far from being complete when Brown Tooth burst into my chamber and frantically signed, "Men are jumping ship!"
I rushed out with him to see for myself what was going on.
There, I saw Sirenum scopuli, an island with sharp jagged rocks and steep cliffs. I then saw the sirens. Their enchanting voices were beacons of death for my men, your men, Lord.
I turned to face Brown Tooth and witnessed his eyes turn a ghostly bright white. With a crown of feathers in his hand, he made his way to the edge like I'd saw the rest of my men do. I tried to stop him from jumping into a red sea, Lord, but he was ten times stronger.
You ask, Lord, how I am standing here before you. I'm deaf.
This piece was constructed after writing this freewrite --> Sound of Sirens. I find it interesting to look back and see the many changes it took to get the piece I'm submitting for the challenge. Maybe you will too.
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