The Heart Of An Assassin

Chapter 12

Liam looks at Shay.

"You heard Chevalier, this vessel is yours, go on take the wheel," Liam says, and Shay takes the wheel of his new ship. As I stair at him he really does look right at home on this ship, "Some of the men you rescued have agreed to join us, they should prove to be a fine crew," Chevalier looks at Shay.

"I'm not so sure about you being her captain, but next to me, your the most experienced sailor in the Brotherhood Shay," Chevalier compliments Shay.

"Wow, that's a first," I say. Chevalier looks at me.

"What?!" Chevalier asks. I look at him.

"You complimenting Shay," I smirk. Chevalier scoffs.

"Anyway, we could use another vessel, even this pitiful one," Chevalier says.

"It's mine, ain't she? My own ship," Shay says.

"Your own pile of garbage,yes," Chevalier says.

"Ah, with a lick of paint, and a few new cannons she will look as fine as anything on the seven seas," I look at Shay.

"Then shall we begin Captain?" I ask him. Shay smirks at me. Then he tests some of the cannons on an iceberg in front of the ship.

"It's a mess but she's still afloat, and her names then Morrigan," Shay says. Chevalier laughs at the name.

"Morrigan? That silly fairy queen that ruined Merlin the wise, oh she's perfect for you Shay ," Chevalier say sarcastically. I rolled my eyes. Then Chevalier sees his ship being attacked.

"Oh! My ship! They will sink her!," Chevalier yells.

"Lets put the Morrigan to the test Captain Shay," Liam says.

"Ready for battle men," Shay instructs. I walk up to the side of the Morrigan and look at the battle taking place. Shay instructs to shoot the English vessels. I lean over the ship. But the English vessels see the Morrigan and they start firing there cannons at the Morrigan. Some of the hit the ship. But the impact was strong enough that I fell over board the ship. I scream. I fall into the freezing water.

"Oh my God" I yell. I collect my bearings but then I feel something swim past my legs. I look down into the clear water and I see a huge shadow with a ominous dorsal fin, a shark, "Oh, Shit," I say over and over again. I swim towards the Morrigan as fast as I can.

But then I am pulled under a little I kick at the shark until it lets me go. When it finally does I swim up towards the surface and I take in a deep breath. I look down and I see that the ocean is turning red from my blood. I swim towards the Morrigan, and then I climb on the ship until I reach the deck. I fall onto the deck. I lift my pant leg up a little and I see deep teeth marks on my leg. I put my pant leg down but the pain turns unbearable. I cry out in pain.

"Liam take the wheel," Shay yells to Liam. Liam nods and he takes the wheel.

Shay runs to me and tries to help me up. I try to put a little pressure on my injured leg, but it hurts too much. At least the battle is over. Shay takes me too the Captain's quarters, and he lays me down on the bed. Shay grabs a knife and cuts my pants revealing the shark bite. Shay looks at it.

"Kathryn, what happened?" I look at him with tears in my eyes because of the pain. He hardly ever sees me cry.

"I was leaning over the ship, but when the cannons from the English hit the Morrigan, I fell over. I fell in the water, where I felt something swim past my legs. I looked down and I saw the shadow of a shark. I tried to swim away but it pulled me under the freezing water. I kept kicking it until it finally let me go. I swam up to the surface and I climbed onto the ship, "I manage to explain to him in between sobs.

Shay hands me a bottle of whiskey, I drank it to numb the pain a little. Shay puts something in my mouth. Before I could say anything Shay puts a hot medal rod on my wound and I scream in pain and I bite down on the object in my mouth. He does this until my wound looks like one huge burn.

I look up at him with tears falling down my cheeks. He wipes them away with his thumb.

"I am sorry I couldn't risk it getting infected, a burn heals faster than a bite you know," Shay says. I see him get some bandages and he puts them around my wound. Shay kisses me on the lips roughly. I couldn't blame him, he could have lost me today.

I feel the whiskey take it's effect on me and I fall into a deep sleep.