“That's a brain teaser.”
Igor* #quote
While taking our daily walk father and I saw a guy practicing
tight-rope walking in the park we go through. This is the second day
we've seen him. He ties the rope between two trees so that it hangs
low to the ground when he walks on it. He seems to be doing decent. I
wish 'em luck to mastering it.
The Terrifying Purplebeard
The human prince kept laughing and laughing. He kicked his legs like
a child in a tantrum since he was laughing so hard. They tied him to
the bottom of the wood column holding up the ship's sail and through
no intention of his own he may just wiggle free of his bindings.
Except one pirate crew member tightened the knot. The tighter ropes
would probably ruin the delicate white royal outfit that cost more
than some houses. A hefty price tag does come with magic fabric that
hides the blemishes on the wearer's skin. Because of this outfit his
ink-black skin looked like an artist carved it from marble.
“How dare you laugh at me,” the elf pirate captain yelled at
him. “I am the feared Captain Purplebeard! I'm a terror of the seas
that causes nightmares in even the bravest of sailors! My ship is
imbued with magic that lets it travel faster than any other and
travel through worlds!” He smiled, “All cast by myself, a wizard
of the highest caliber, the best the elven race can produce. People
faint from fear when they even hear the name Purplebeard. Why don't
you foolish human?”
The prince laughed. “It's because you've got that beard!” He
took a few deep breaths before continuing, “I've always seen elves
take their different colored hair, make it long and pretty, and even
braid it, and here I see you, with a beard. It's hilarious!”
“You find my beard funny? The elf captain clenched his fist. The
beard was full and thick, like Santa Claus's, and his otherwise his
other hair was messy and long. It often covered the incredibly high
class captain's outfit he wore. “Many elves don't want to have
beards so they don't look like me! Ignorant boy! Remember our
lifespan...I've lived for two hundred years making an elf with a
beard a symbol of death for 150 of them.”
The prince laughed. “I'm sorry I can't help it.”
“I'm starting to debate whether you're worth the ransom money.”
The prince kept chuckling as a fleet of ships started to surround
Purplebeard's ship. Then the prince stopped laughing.
“So what made you stop laughing wise guy?” Purplebeard saw the
ships, he first assumed that he must have stopped laughing because
the rescue party came, but the prince seemed more distressed.
“Those are elvish royal ships. They wouldn't be the ones to
deliver ransom.”
Purplebeard realized his error. “No, we let them get close so they
could deliver ransom!”
The elvish ships cared more about killing Purplebeard, the menace to
their lands, than anything else. They shot up the ship immediately.
And so the terrifying Purplebeard did his only good deed on the high
seas during his final moments as his proud and powerful ship began
sinking to the depths. As it was sinking the Purplebeard released the
prince and placed him on a lifeboat. He knew that the prince would be
the only one saved if caught. Him and his crew would be tortured and
put to death.
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