The blazing sun of the Tanaris desert beat down relentlessly on Lost Rigger Cove. Pirates of the Southsea Freebooters hung about lazily, most of them hidden inside various seaside shacks to avoid the infernal heat.
Amongst them, Shalendris laughed and listened to the tales of her new friends.
The night elf had not come here at the request of the Gadgetzan Goblins like so many other adventurers, ready to mercilessly slay the freedom-loving rogues. It was one of the pirates who had brought her here after she found him bleeding out on the burning sands.
Unable to ignore a soul in need, the druidess had nursed him back to life and happily joined their merry band, oblivious to the pirates' own crimes and violent tendencies. To her, they seemed like some of the friendliest folk she'd ever met.
"I be hearin' there's a bounty on Shelly's head," a grizzled old pirate mumbled between two bites of roasted buzzard, dropping a wanted poster on the table for the others to see. "They be sayin' she's one of the reasons why our numbers ain't dwindlin'!"
Shalendris blinked as she looked down at the poster.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Shelly "Healing Tits" Oaksong
75 gold coins
The poster's artist had apparently also taken the liberty of drawing Shalendris in her current pirate-themed attire, his efforts visibly focused on the oversized breasts he had drawn on her at the center of the image.
"They were larger when I got here..." mumbled the druidess as she held up the poster, cupping one of her breasts, fingers squeezing that fat lavender orb absent-mindedly, to the delight of a good many pirates in the room.
Her chest had indeed shrunk quite considerably since she'd arrived in the desert. There simply wasn't enough life essence for her to absorb in Tanaris. She did regularly enjoy guzzling down liters of pirate jizz, however, which helped keep her chest at a decent size. And whatever semen she didn't consume directly, she could absorb through her skin to keep her mana at reasonable levels. So low were her mana levels these last few days that even the glowing yellow moon that typically adorned her forehead had dissipated.
Looking down at the twin honeydew melon-sized orbs overflowing from the overburdened red blouse she wore, Shalendris frowned a little. The surrounding pirates stared at each other for a moment, noting how the woman seemed more concerned with her breasts than the bounty on her head which would undoubtedly bring countless adventurers to her doorstep to try and collect.
The small gathering was soon interrupted as the rickety wooden door was blasted off its hinges by an explosion of golden light. The pirates nearest that door were thrown against the back wall, sliding into unconsciousness as a massive horned figure holding an impressive gold-and-white heater shield in one hand and a huge crystalline hammer in the other.
Shalendris, tossing a single healing spell in the direction of her friends, ran up a nearby flight of stairs, looking for an exit. Though she hadn't directly committed any crimes herself, she did know that the nearby goblin settlements had a lot of gold to throw at any problem or annoyance.
The room in which she found herself held very little save for a few large wooden crates and cages that once contained exotic beasts from Un'Goro. Scanning the area, illuminated only by the rays of sunlight shining through the shoddily built ceiling, the druidess spotted the cage keys hanging from a nearby hook and an idea quickly took form within her mind.
Lying was not typical of her, but her pirate friends had taught her that a lie for survival wasn't that bad.
With all haste, the curvy Kaldorei removed her pirate attire, tossing it into a corner, grabbing the keys from the hook, ears perked to try and gauge which direction the battle seemed to be headed in. The sound of metal against metal, the shouts, the breaking wood, along with the golden light of holy magics coming from downstairs told Shalendris that things were far from over.
Slipping into the largest cage, the woman slipped her hand through the bars to lock the cage from inside, tossing the keys onto the ground, as close to the wall hook as she could. And then she waited, rubbing straw and dirt into her hair to appear as though she were a prisoner kept here by the pirates.
Though her status as a prisoner was far from the truth, this plan she had concocted seemed as solid as could be to Shalendris in that moment, she who despised fighting. If the pirates managed to win and kick out the paladin, then Shalendris would heal those who survived. If the adventurer won, then she would be "rescued". A great plan, she thought, nodding to herself.
After a few minutes of thinking her plan through, it seemed as though things had calmed downstairs.
Hard footsteps could be heard coming up those stairs. Shalendris gulped.
The first thing she saw was a pair of blue horns pale enough that they nearly seemed white, curling upwards through a thick mane of silver hair. Clad in the thick plate armor of the Lightforged, the statuesque Draenei woman immediately spotted Shalendris in the cage.
Wiping a bit of blood from the corner of her mouth, the woman made her way over to Shalendris, her immense weight causing the floorboards to creak and bend slightly.
"A prisoner," came the paladin's doubtful words as she looked around once more. "I saw another elf, much like you, running up these stairs," she continued, golden gaze settling back onto Shalendris's nude form.