Story 11 Mad Jack Lochannan Told By Taniwha

~~~~~~~ Mad Jack Lochannan stops in at the tavern for a drink now and then, mainly ~~~~~~
~~~~~~ when the weather is to foul to set sail to Hoerk. Owenden keeps rum in stock ~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~ just for him. Well yes, he has a fine set of stories from all his sea ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~ travels. Some, like the one about the dwarf and the sea serpent are just ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ unbelievable, but the last story he told me bears repeating. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~ Who'd have expected to see a giant in the middle of the sword sea ?. ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ Apparently Mad Jack ran his ship aground on a reef he'd never seen before, ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~ while he and the crew were picking themselves of the deck still a giant ~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~ climbed down from the rocks, checked the boat over and refloated them. Jack ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ say's he knows where the rocks are now and he intends to avoid them. Mind ~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~ you, the way he teases pirates I can see a few more ships ending up there, ~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ he has a nasty sense of humour has Jack. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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