046: captain

"So, do you want to hear another story today, lads?" the old man chuckled. His weathered pipe bobbed in the breeze, a stray branch in the snowy bush upon his face. From beneath the worn brim of his hat, the old man's eyes peered into those of the youths around him, as blue as the salty seas and as gray as the skies above.

Awed by his very presence, the gathered boys all nodded eagerly in unison, as the captain took another puff of his pipe. "Well lads, I've got just the tale to tell, then!" he began, laughing heartily.