The Captain's Daughter

The Bean Stalk

Hayes, run. I frowned as he walked around me and the rock. Father? I muttered and he looked back at me. Run. I stood up and scrambled back falling again before I took off running. My mind was racing, my father was alive and well. I stopped on the beach looking at the small village which was burning. He wasn't going to be ok if Cora found him. I looked down at my feet. Hayes, run. I turned and started running to the woods.

I sat at the table across from Harry. Mother and father at either ends. Everything is restocked? Of course, you saw me bring in food didn't you? I looked back and forth at them as they talked. The men are on land as soon as I'm done with dinner I'm heading on, you should join us. Mother smiled and shook her head. Our deal about this port still stands, besides someone has to stay with the children. I looked at Harry who's face seemed to have scrunched up when she said the deal about this port. Hayes eat some of the chicken darling, it's good. But mother- Hayes. I looked at father, and didn't fight as I started eating some of the chicken. Of course she listens to you.

I stopped in a clearing leaning against a rock breathing hard. I couldn't believe I had seen father, and that he was there the whole time. That's the only reason he could have been there. I sighed some before going over to a tree and climbing into it. My legs dangled on either side of the tree. I didn't really know how to feel with him being there and then on top of it, I didn't know how to feel to be back in my home realm.

Mother had put us to bed, father had long since gone on land. I couldn't fall asleep, one not without a story, and two something didn't feel right. I frowned some as I heard footsteps hit the deck and slowly walk to separate ends of the ship to below deck entrances. And then father's footsteps hit the top of the deck. I knew it was him coming on deck. Something had to have been wrong for him to come on the ship last. Killian? He walked past Mother and she followed him down the hall. What happened? He stopped. Killian? Are the children in bed? Obviously, its late, and if they weren't Hayes would be climbing all over you. I heard the shuffle as father turned to face her. HE was there. What? Mother asked as if she had just received a punch in the gullet. He challenged me to finish our duel, that I offered him seven years ago. Killian that was seven years ago, and if you told him I was dead then he can't possibly want to fight you still! You can't- I can't run either. He'll kill everyone on this ship if I do. How the bloody hell could he do that?!? He's the dark one. My stomach dropped as they both were silent. The dark one was a powerful dark magic wielder. When I leave the ship you leave port and use the shell. No I will not- he can take the children to Elizabeth. Kill- I wager he'll find out I lied and he'll come for you next. But- he can't find them Milah! He just can't. She looked down. If I agree to take them to Will, would you agree for me to come back for you. No. He said and I could almost feel Mother frown. When do you go? Before dawn. There was silence and father sighed. I'm going to write a letter for will and of course Elizabeth. About? Mother asked and he sighed. Everything they need to know about them.

I woke up to the ground shaking. I was in the tree still. I heard a low rumble. Orger. I muttered I pulled my right leg up and then froze covering my mouth as the oger was right there and moving fast. I could have touched it. When it passed my tree I got down and started running. And running hard. Orgers were supposed to be dead but that wasn't the case right then. The case was orgers plagued our land again and I had almost been caught one too many times.