A New Fight

Getting a Room

Chapter 7 

I slowly start the engine and head towards port, Nimi has not left my side, which I find very strange. She's been like a little lost puppy, this is weird because I told her that she was aloud anyway on the ship as long as she answered the nearest radio when I  called her name.

Maybe she feels like this is a test or something to catch her out so we have a reason to hurt her “Is everything ok, Nimi” I ask because I am very worried.

“Yes, yes everything is as good as it can be” she says with I nervous chuckle

“You think that I am just giving you false hope, so it hurts you more when I let them hurt you" I ask her, she had her head nervously.

"I am your prisoner, after all, and you need info from me, so you are going to hurt me" she says. I raise my hand, but she flinches, and the poor girl thinks I'm going to slap her. But that was never my plan. I reach out and start petting her head to calm her down 

"No,but I will have to say, something’s that won’t happen, but will sound awful, ok. I won't hurt you, I will not let anyone hurt you, ok.” I say

“Ok... um I don’t know what to think” she says as I pull away my hand.

“Think that you’re getting a second chance, they probably want to torture you then kill you strait after but I won’t let that happen” Nimi just stares at at me. Then gives me a big tight hug. So I hugged her back.

We finally docked so I put a collar with a lead on her. It's only for show, and it's not too tight, she could probably slip out of it if she wanted to. But her eyes widened in fear. “It was just for show” I rescued her. Then we head to the bow of the ship and jump off to land on the dock.

“I hope that you did not sacrifice the fleet for your toy" says the snobby queen. I  see Nimi go into a slight bow, this confuses me 'why does she bow when it's not her leader

 “at least one of you has manners” continues the queen. She is getting very annoying, then she gives you some hand signs, ‘play along’ they symbolise 'this should be fun.'

“Sorry my queen, I’m very tired, so my responses will be very undignified so I wanted to apologise in advance” I said as I saw the commander walk to the dock.

“What wrong little one, why are you so quiet, I would expect an iron blood girl to be aggressive, not like this” the queen says as she points at Nimi, she makes one wrong move and I will be on top of her. The queen takes a step towards Nimi, I shoot her a glare to tell her to stand down, which she does. Let's hope this doesn't get messy.

“Elizabeth, no, queen no, my queen, maybe, yes, no. feck, why is this so hard” Nimi whispers, she breathing like she ran a matron, I put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down, then I hear her breathing slow down.

“Please ignore my toy, my queen, I used her last night and she passed out, so she has just woken up and her mind might be a bit foggy" I say as I nod your head towards the commander. The queen nods slightly. Let's hope she understands that I just lied.

“Well, when I first met you, I would not have thought you to be like that. Looks like you are full of surprises” the commander says with a grin

“A woman has needs, like the need to sleep, do you have a room for me” I said with a wink, I can’t believe that I'm degrading my own dignity like this. But Nimi needs protecting, and I will do that, no matter the cost.

“Of course here you go” he hands you a key to the royal dorm with the number “454” on it. You give him a slight salute then pull on the lead as you head to the royal navy dorms, the queen follows.

“Good show, I think he brought it,” the queen says.

“Thank you for helping me with that, my queen” I say, glad to see that I have some allies.

“That ok my dear, unlike him we help each other, but I got to ask when you said you used her is that true” ask the queen

“What, no, never, that was a lie to make him think twice about walking into the room unannounced, my queen”. I quietly replied.

“Well then I wish you the best of luck, that lie will spread like wildfire, just keep her on a lead, and make sure that she knows her place” she says as we reach the main door.

it opens and I walk into an entrance hall. I walk in and head straight to my room.

As I open the door there is one single bed under the window, a chest of draws and a table and chair set. “This will not do, I will not have this in my dorms, Belfast” the queens say. A maid runs round the corner

“yes my queen”

“fix this room make it look like it belongs here”

“yes my queen” with that she runs off