Leaving Lucia with the dove, I was heading straight for the cellar. Holding the old bird cage in my arms, I soon find Hector running down the hall.
"Captain!" He yelled in exasperation.
"Hector." Hector seemed out of breath by the time he skidded to a full stop. "What's wrong?"
"It's Matty, ma'am!" Hector managed to huff the words out. "She's reached the dagger zone!"
I clicked my tongue. "Not again." Shoving the cage into Hector's arms, I started marching toward the kitchen. "Put it back in the cellar for me, and tell Jojo to take Lucia back to her room from the Captain's Quarters."
"Aye, Captain!"
Dagger zone was a code we used whenever Till hit a certain drunk level. As the code implies...Till tends to get into the habit of-
"Doc Maggy...!" I heard a familiar hiccup as I made my way to the kitchen. "Ya must give me an extra shot of ya best rum!"
"Otherwise this dagger is going to make ya pretty white coat turn red tonight~!"
Increasing my speed, I managed to reach the kitchen and kicked the doors down.
"Till, stop threatening Magnus!"
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Clock Work (Book 1)
FanfictionIt was not a mere accident. I was supposed to head home like all of the other good children, but I saw bad men picking on a dog while leaving with my earnings. I tried to save the dog, but I ended up getting hurt in the process. When I woke up, I fo...
