I have had a read back gone over the evidence gathered so far and drunk a load of grog and have some questions, or they may be ramblin's, who knows??

Right,the note about the dagger says that the whole of the Santa Armada treasure had the curse on it. Has any of this treasure gone missin'? Were the compass and maps part of the treasure or not?

Warren Peace, how long had ye been a travellin' with the deceased? Were ye on board when he bought Cassy and the posh bloke who ain't a posh bloke on board? Oh, and ye say those plotters be a whisperin', so how did ye know what they be a sayin'?

Yu Lie, will ye please tell us why there be a warrant for yer arrest? And why be ye so worried that the ship night sink? Be ye a cowardly landlubber??

Lance, be ye rich or be ye poor. If ye be poor then be yer master rich or poor? I know he be a Duke or summat, but be he a rich Duke?

I be thunked out know and needin' more grog. Mebbe I should eat, but I ain't at all sure about that there cook.

If ye can understand her answer, please translate fer me.

I'll owe yer 

Ah have already told you that darlin' ol' Inky was mah supplier. He found me some of the fahnest jewels around. Mah business flourished with his help. Ah have some quite discernin' and wealthy clients and Inky was helpin' me keep them and their ladies happy. Ah don't want to talk about those transactions for now as now nothin' will ever come of them. Ah wear nice things because Ah sell nice things, those gentlemen wouldn't want to be buyin' fine jewellery from a plain ol' frump, would they? Ah am a well respected woman in these parts and count the Govenor as a close personal friend, he is often present at mah soirees, Ah have a standard of livin' that must be maintained. Mah business helps me maintain that, but now that I have so verreh cruelly lost mah supplier, Ah fear for mah position. Ol' Inky's death is the worst thing that could have ever happened to poor ol' me. *sobs*

I'll try me bestest lassie

The Duke seemed to be well of, although he never divuldged any of his personal details to me lassie.

Is Britworth-Jones still organising late night poker games?

Selling stolen booty to influential people seems a nice line of work if ye can get it I must of missed you reply the first time around wench, I'll be ponderin' this

Wanan Wanan haiung dogs*bows*

I be on trial fer bein the secret lovely mistress of th' Chinese Emperor  -  I be innocent

nang shui

yang shung hairy currs ,bilge rats

I be worried about ye ship cos of ye valuable booty - i be no liver lillied land lubber

ye Key Nicked - ye Capn' shang tung only trusted ye

Wanna gensing hun

Not to mention poor ole Cap'n.

Guilty o' bein' lovely?

But didn't he sign the warrant? If so, why?

So why is it signed in his name?

and looking forward to Barnie answering Rusty's questions too

ye wife - ye Empress threatened shung tang  to chop off his bits if ye didn't

nu nuishio yinguen ma

Thye aren't stolen, they are taken as part of his victories, like the slaves and the crew, And it can have it's risks Ah can tell you, Ah have had a sticky moment or two, believe me.

But why be ye worried about the treasure? It weren't yers ter worry about, sorely?

 ***Gets squeeze box out can feel a romantic sea fairing lament coming on***

ye away to drink ye grog - ye forget this hell

pinyin nihao ma

rinyin xiexie

Did this Empress have any dealin's with magic and curses?

pops back wanan

ye was very valuable

ye used to try it on to see what it looked loike

Capn trusted me implicitly - i  knew exactly what ye wa' wor'

I can well imagine, the Cap'n had is bunk re-strung after every one of your visits I think I'll patent some strong rubbery rope, and I be callin it bungy rope aye

*anyone for cards, til I muster some coins to claim my idea*

*shakes Head*

ye not think so she was the third cousin of  a very rich sheik

ye was as ugly a sea bilge rat shaggy cur

wnan hein shang shun ma

ye back after grog - ye lots of it

Wanan

ye likes to squeeze that box a lot don't ye

*reaches for the smelling salts*

Ah am NOT that kahnd of woman, you disgutin' creature. Ah suggest you sing your songs about that hideous Vi hussy, Ah'm sure she is far more deservin' of your praises.

I hear the crew are all in in fear of their lives, cos of gambling debts.

ive not seen this thread before!

i shall read through it in the morning

not an effing clue what its on about though

but pirates are in it

it'll do for me

 Ah can assure you that mah relationship with ol' Inky was not like that at all  Ah merely meant that the circumstances in which he obtained the jewels has put l'il ol' me in an awkward position once or twice.

I know a few might have lost a coin or two, I ony have heard the rumours since the black hearted Cap'n bit the dust

how did you get on the ship Rusty? you  be askin a lot of questions!

Be ye sure ter drop by my cabin, ye'll be made most welcome 

As a tribute to our lost Captain, who saved me from the salty depths cos of me talent, I will carry on squeezing.

Are you still shuffling the decks?

Again, why so bothered? Or are ye just another loot grabbin' heathen like the rest of them?

Care to eloborate these awkward positions?... be interesting to know if you put the Cap'n in danger!

how many coins you got? and I could be

Where did ye hear this? Have I heard this too? I don't know anything anymore, that Yu Lie has addled me brain 

In a sack of grain (not salt), smuggled below deck.

Ah would never have put darlin' ol' Inky in danger *sobs* Ah merely meant that he had acquired for me a beautiful opal ring which mah good friend, the Governor, Lord Longshanks, wished to purchase for his most current lady friend. Thankfully, the Governor is not known for paying attention to his wife and her jewels as the ring he purchased once belonged to her and was taken from her two years previously whilst she was in the Caribbean. Ah don't know how Inky came to posess the ring, it was not mah business to know. Ah also hope the wife never meets the mistress.

and who discovered ye, and why did the Cap'n not shove ye off the plank? He must have been tone deaf if he let you stay because of you fiddling with that squeeze box

*I be havin brain freeze* or a Yu lie aftershock.... I need to be thinking about this

*tuts*

She be sayin' that she sold a ring to the Governor for his mistress that had previously belonged to his wife until it was taken from her while she be a swannin' around the Caribbean 

Comprendez?

I understood it lassie, more dissapointed that I can't find a motive out of her answer I be looking for one