Liavek 1
“He had composed them himself that afternoon, and Ler Oeuni, his first mate, had lettered them with sweeping strokes of the brush.JOIN THE LEVAR'S NAVY!THE GALLEASS WINDSONGIS NOW ACCEPTING RECRUITS!THREE COPPERS A DAYPROMPTLY PAID AT EVERY PORT!AMPLE FOOD, DRINK, AND CLOTHING, AND GOOD TREATMENT!SIGN TONIGHT AT THE BIG TREE!FIVE COPPERS WHEN YOU SIGN!!PRIZE MONEY COULD MAKE YOU RICH!!!It was a simple appeal to self-interest, and Noen wondered whether sounding the trumpets of Liavek and Her Magn...ificence, as most captains did, would not have been better. He thought not. In his experience, recruits did not care about such things.The hands drove home their final nails with resounding whacks and turned to face their captain, touching their foreheads with all fingers. Automatically, Noen replaced his helmet and returned their salutes. "Good work. Now we'll rejoin Lieutenant Dinnile and see if these have brought anyone yet." Recklessly he added, ''I'll buy you each a tankard, if there's a good hand already."The sailors grinned and took their positions like proper bodyguards, the woman ahead of him and the man behind him.MoreLess
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