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Melissa sighed heavily as she nodded her head. There has to be something edible in these damned mountains!" With a bitter smile, the Pirate Queen responded to her first mate's claims. Honoria bit her lip, she was not yet resigned to suffer defeat, and turn back when they had come so far. Surely, the information we provide to the Crown will cause a bountiful reward." I suggest we cut our losses and return to Austria. If we don't head back soon we will starve out here. Melissa walked up to her captain and made a status report. With the death of the savages, Honoria and her crew finally had some breathing room. She grabbed the round held between her lips and place it into the gun, slamming the bolt home, before flipping the safety to ensure that a misfire would not occur during her climb. With a sigh of relief, Honoria lowered her gun and ejected the empty cartridge.
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With this wave of gunfire, they had slaughtered enough of the native war band, causing the survivors to break ranks and route. Another echo resounded as Honoria reloaded her weapon and fired once more at the enemy. If she did not bring back a token of her triumph, then she would not feel easy with the losses she had suffered.Īt the moment, rations were running low, and Melissa was by her side, in the thick of battle. Honoria was far from pleased with the results. While they had skillfully mapped much of the territory they had crossed, and thoroughly journaled their encounters with the hostile natives. Thus, in the eyes of many who took this job in search of fortune, things had become beyond the point of despair. Until now, they had discovered no treasure. Exhaustion had set in, and with each assault, her privateers' morale sank. As women, they were not as strong as their male counterparts, who would normally do the heavy lifting of supplies on this mountainous trek. So far, her girls had suffered limited casualties, as it was more common for the enemy to break ranks than continue to fight until their utter destruction. The sound of gunfire echoed in the air as the bullet tore through the torso of her opponent, dropping him to the ground, where she mercilessly finished him with the 10 inch steel blade of her bayonet. 45-70 cartridges in her fingers, and one in her mouth as she rapidly reloaded her rifle and fired on a nearby enemy. Despite this, they were well supplied, and had brought sufficient ammo with them to endure a long campaign of discovery and exploration. Without a means of communication, Honoria and her girls were forced to endure constant onslaught. For whatever reason, the native peoples of this strange land seemed more dedicated to violence than a peaceful approach to the strange foreigners who trespassed on their soil. Weeks had passed since they first landed, and they had suffered constant ambushes throughout their journey. Deep within the Andes Mountains, the Privateers of Queen Honoria's Revenge were camped.