The Tale Of Two Crows

Chapter 7 King's greed

The crew left the ship, they were sure that Flora being by the ship would keep anyone from getting aboard, whether they drowned by Flora's hand or simply avoided it, it would do the job just as well. The soft white sand gave away slightly beneath Cora's feet. Her patchwork dress swayed when it cought the wind. She had the time to think about what Rose said and the realization hit her that she was infact attracted to Captain Irene, mayby that explains why she couldn't help but smile when seeing her. They followed Amity up the beach. Dry seaweed littered the sand with bits of driftwood. They came up on a cliff that stretched along the length of the beach. Amity lead them to a small break in the cliff where a cave was settled in betwene rocks. "This way." Amity called out as they went deep within the crevas. The sound of sloshing waters echoed off the walls.
The cave opened upto a cavern, light spilled through cracks in the walls and the foliage hanging from the ceiling. They climbed along the edges of the cavern occasionally slipping. There was an opening that lead into the gold reserves. Cora had to grab ahold of the walls to keep herself from slipping. The climb was difficult but doable.
They eventually found themselves at another opening, both entrances lead to a room, a well hidden door decorated with gold plating lay squished betwene the walls. The crew looked from one to another as Amity confirmed this was infact their destination. Irene took the lead. She opened the door causing it to emit a long creek. The room had gold and silver coins pulled atop oneanother, stretching almost to the roof. Everyone had stepped into the room and were about to collect the contents of the room but were stopped by the cocking of a gun behind them.
Everyone froze and Cora was the first to dare to turn around. Her eyes widened at who stood there, her father and the platoon of soldiers that follow him. Their guns were trained on the pirate's around her. The crew one by one turned to face them. Irene reached for her cutlass but soon realised the resistance would be futile as all of the platoon were armed to the teeth and most of her crew had left their cutlasses aboard.
"Oh thank God, my daughter has returned to me." Cora's father exclaimed in a relived tone, going towards her to hug her "What have these scoundrels done to you?" "Stay away from me." Cora breathed backing away, she found herself having bumped into Irene. The king commanded the capture of the pirates.
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A single cell held all the crew except the captain who was placed within her own cell, a brick wall separating her from her crew. Cora had been locked within the confines of her room. She slammed her fists agenst the door yelling out at the guards on the other side to let her out. The door ownly opened when her father came inside.
"Let me go, please." Cora begged. She looked like a cadged animal and is some respect was. "You know I can't do that." Her father spoke attempting to suthe his daughter. "You still have a wedding to attend, I don't want scoundrels like them to take you again especially not before your wedding." "I DONT WANT TO MARRY JAMES, I FEEL NOTHING FOR THAT MAN. HE COULD DROWN BY MY OWN HAND AND I WOULD FEEL NOTHING!" Cora screamed back anger lacing her voice. "You will NOT speak like that about your spouse." Her father responded in a commanding tone. "Oh he is not MY spouse, I FEEL NOTHING FOR HIM. MY OWNLY LOVE HAS JUST BEEN CONDEMED TO THE GALLOWS BECAUSE OF YOU." Cora spat back "A PRINCESS CAN NOT LOVE A PIRATE, YOU CAN NOT LOVE A PIRATE! I FORBIT IT!" The king yelled back.
Cora had a feral look as she backed toward her desk. Her hand grazed across a discarded letter opener, she grabbed it and held it out infront of her. "Stay away from me, I will stab you if you if you come any closer!" She threatened. Her father stopped his advances toward her and decided apon leaving the room and sending in James after a couple hours of solitude.
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Irene tugged agenst her cuffs, swearing at the pain from the cold metal digging into her wrists. She had been here for a few hours by now.. The sound of metal clanking filled the air. "Fuck-" She gasped as one of the cuffs cut into her at a particularly painfull angle. At some point she simply rested her head agenst the wall, looking out at the same scene Feather foot and Finch became familiar with last time they were here. Staring out there all she could think of was Cora, hoping she at least was doing better than herself.
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Cora had spent the past few hours of solitude trying to break the window. The crossing panels of the frosted glass made it all that much more difficult. James entered the room, the clicking if his boots on the floor alerted Cora to his presence. She spun around holding out the letter opener. "Woah woah, let's calm down, put down the letter opener. James inedeatly went on the defensive. "Let me out of here James." Cora demanded taking a step toward him, the letter opener still pointed at him in a threatening manner. James backed away from her as she cane closer. "What have those pirate's done to you?" He asked circling around her. "They haven't done anything." Cora responded, turning around to face him. "Clearly they have, you never would have threatened anyone before they took you." James stated, finding himself behind Cora "I wasn't taken, I chose to go." Cora responded then froze as James took the letter opener from her. Cora spun around and backed away seeing James now holding the letter opener.