Loki checked his cravat and made sure that it was the simplest one he had. The ship rocked violently and Loki had to take hold of his bed post for support. He raised his eyebrow and called, "Dickens! What has this blasted ship rolling like child's bobble in a bathtub?!" The man called Dickens, came into his cabin and bowed his head quickly.
"It is a violent storm that has come upon us, m' lord. It won't slow us down, but our arrival at Calais will be rough," Dickens said. Loki snorted and turned back to one his new friends. Sir Charles Pritchard was on his bed, his hat over his face, his hand hanging over the edge of the bed.
"Charlie! What has you so slothful? Isn't it something that you must avoid?" Loki asked as he kicked the bed with his foot. Pritchard raised his hat, and gave Loki a look. Like Loki, he was tall, with pale skin, but his eyes were almost black and his hair blond. He yawned, stretched, and stood up.
"I am getting my sleep now, because I know the Norseman doesn't sleep like normal people. You know why? Because the Norseman is not normal!" Sir Charles answered. Loki smirked and turned to Dickens, who also started to chuckle.
"The Norseman! Who is this mysterious man? He hides in the shadows, striking when least expected! He is tall, no, he is short! He is ugly, but no, he is fair! He-" Loki said, but Pritchard cut him off.
"Enough with that foolish ditty! It's bad enough that you made it up," Sir Charles said.
"But Charlie! I wrote it for you!" Loki said, sticking his lips out like he was pouting. Charlie snorted and walked by him, pushing Loki a little. It had taken Loki a little while, but he had won Charles over, and he became a close friend. He was one of a very few who knew he was the Norseman. Dickens suddenly reappeared in the doorway.
"Sirs! The coast of France is in sight. As usual, the horses should be ready for you," he said before he left. Loki and Charles looked at each other and grabbed their simple tricorn hats.
"Into the belly of the beast then?" Charles asked. Loki smirked.
"The beast, Charlie? I am the beast."
End of Part 1
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