deep in the sea (I give you my heart) // jenlisa

Chapter 24: Captain Manoban

A/N: Double update. Check chapter 23 if you haven't yet. Thanks for waiting, there's another update coming later, wait for it!

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Lisa stood in her doorway, looking around her room silently. The early morning sunrise shined in bright rays through the countless windows, scattering across the beautiful wooden floors. The room she called her own was now almost completely empty of all personal items.

All her clothing had been taken away days ago- save for a weeks' worth that she'd packed into a small bag, so she still has some outfits –along with all the books and knick knacks she'd accumulated from the shops of Jeju City.

The only thing that was still really in the room was her canopy bed, her desk, some furniture, and heavy wooden bookshelves. They were all too big to send to the original port The Devil's Heart was currently sitting in, so Lisa had to leave them at the castle.

A month had passed since the attack on Jeju. Jennie, Jisoo, and Lisa all made detailed plans on how they would get to the main land and take down Hyuna. Unfortunately, Jisoo's deep wound across her chest made it impossible for her to be able to handle the stress of travel, nor battle.

As much as Lisa wished Jisoo could help them out with their next adventure, she knew it would be unwise to postpone this trip too much; the more time the wasted, the more time Hyuna had to realize that Nichkun failed his mission.

He was somehow still alive, chained up in the dungeon below. It seemed that Lisa's previous fate had been switched with Nickhun; Jennie planned on keeping him chained up, so she could bring the failed bounty hunter straight to Hyuna- to kill him in front of her.

If it had been anyone else, Lisa would have protested against Jennie's plan; it'd be better to execute them in Jeju, versus dragging them slowly to their death. However, considering this was Nickhun they were talking about, she didn't even give the plan a second thought, agreeing with it.

She sighed, putting her hands in her pockets as she gave her room one more once-over. She figured this wasn't her final good-bye, but last time she left a place she considered her home, she never returned to it.

Satisfied that she had all her last-second items packed up and put on a cart that waited just outside of the castle, Lisa gave one last nod and closed the heavy doors. They gave a finalizing thump as they closed, the noise echoing down the turret.

Turning, she trotted down her small tower to go meet she outside the stables. Leo and Kuma had already been saddled up earlier that morning, thanks to some of the citizens who had been helping them pack up their belongings for their long journey.

Jennie was outside, calling out orders in that authoritative voice that Lisa loved so much, pointing people in directions. There was a large hustle-and-bustle all around, everyone freaking out about how soon they were about to depart.

Strolling over to her lover, Lisa offered a small smile when green eyes turned to look at her. "So you have everything, then?" Jennie asked, that authority from her voice dropping into a tone of sweet concern. She nodded, moving to grab Lego from the post he was tied to.

"I'm all set. What about here?" She looked at the small group of crew members who lived up in the castle with Jennie all getting their horses and wagons ready. For the most part they looked all packed, with only a few people still tying luggage down.

Moving to grab her dark stallion, Jennie also glanced around the small court yard. "Whoever's not ready by now can catch up. It's a three-day long ride, and we're a pretty big group; it'd be hard to lose us." Lisa scoffed, about to climb onto Lego when suddenly a figure briskly walked over to them.