Chapterfive2

Continued chapter five

The ship roared with laughter as if this were a great joke. Hannahoko looked quizzically at Little Bear and he seemed to laugh in response.
“Hey!” The young queen yelled toward the ship. (Little Bear accompanied her by howling at the three visible moons.)
The pirates finally fell silent as one answered,
“Who’s there?”
“Hey!” she cried louder.
“Hey what?” he bellowed back.
“Hey! I’m standing here. Are you going to tell your captain or not? I’m quite busy with matters of state and I don’t have all night.” she said impatiently.
“Hannahoko?” he shouted in a surprised voice.
“Who did you think it was?”
“Hey! Why didn’t you say so? Stay there, we’ll send someone to fetch you.”
She had to yell very loud to catch the attention of the sea rouges. Although the water was deep and they anchored very close to shore, they were indeed a very loud group of individuals. By the time she was “fetched” her voice was going hoarse.
“Go home Gracie,” Hannahoko said slipping the bridle off her horse, “Erin is expecting you.”
As if she understood entirely Gracie rubbed her head against Hannahoko’s shoulder and took off towards the palace.
“Aren’t you afraid you’re going to lose her?” asked the pirate in the rowboat, “she seemed to be a good bit of horseflesh.”
“Not at all,” answered the young queen.
“If you say so miss, what do you plan to do with the mutt?”
“Little Bear, of course, is coming with me,” she said authoritatively.
“Whatever miss, but he’d better not flip the boat.”
“Of course not, come Bear.”
The dog leapt comfortable into the rowboat and they began rowing towards the dark and foreboding vessel.