Silence

Chapter 1

Jordan's POV

I look out onto the ocean losing my mind in thought as I do so. I'm still waiting for word from Ianite on anything to do with her well-being. I know that she's being held somewhere by Dianite but I know nothing else of her condition. It's not like I need to know everything but something would be nice.

It doesn't help that I'm basically going through this alone. The others say that they're going to help me save Ianite but Tom's got split interests being Dianite's champion and Tucker and Sonja just don't know how being this powerless feels - their god isn't trapped. I've been told that there are other followers of all the gods out in the world but it's not like I can leave this island to find them.

I'm sure for a moment that I see something on the water far away, it's impossible though - no one can come here without knowing the island is here and only the gods can tell them. People can't come here by accident, can they? No, I must have just imagined it anyway as soon as I look up again it will be gone. It's not though, it's closer and it's a ship.

"Guys," I say, turning my communicator off mute. The chatter of the others dies down enough for me continue speaking even if I can't manage to get my voice much higher than a whisper. "You need to come to the docks now."

"We're sort of busy Jordan," Sonja points out. I resist the urge to groan, the sound only stopped as I see the nearing ship. They need to know that this is happening.

"There's a boat coming, it's heading towards the docks right now," There's no chatter, no witty comments, there's just silence. They know just as well as I do that boats don't just come here (better, in fact, since they've been here so much longer). No one but the gods even knows we're here so why are they coming?

"Are you sure it's coming here, it's not just passing?" Tucker asks nervously. I start nodding due to an uncomfortable lump forming in my throat before realising how pointless that is given my current position.

"They just did," I manage to get out as the ship stops the waves crashing against its side. I see the flag the ship is flying clear enough for my heart to stop. A black flag with a skull and crossbones. A normal ship was worrying enough but pirates!?

"Jordan, we'll be there as soon as we can just say where you are," I swear I hear some excitement in Tom's voice, new people I guess are a good enough reason for that. I mute my communicator, my hands finding their position on my bow as I creep forward towards the docks, hiding behind a tree as best I can as while still keeping my eyes trained on the docks as two people get off the boat.

Neither of them exactly look like I expected them too. They do look like pirates but they don't look like they're going to kill anyone even if they do have weapons. I quickly notice that one of the two is a woman, only obvious from her hair since neither is facing me. The man stands slightly taller than her not by much but enough for me to tell if I was further away.

"I don't know, doesn't look like there's anyone around," I jump at the sound taking a few moments to realise it must have been the man. It doesn't sound right, you don't start a conversation like that. I wait for the woman to reply but the only sound in the air is the wind, silence from the two on the docks despite how the man seems to be paying attention.

"I get that but you'd think someone would be around."

"That's what I'm worried about."

"Look at us, we don't give the best first impression."

"If you insist, Captain."

The woman hits him and he laughs, derailing the one-sided conversation. Why didn't she talk? It doesn't make sense. How is she the captain if she hasn't spoken the entire time?