Witch Hunt || Stucky ✔

XX - Hexed

They run through the trees towards the house, with James glancing over his shoulder every so often in case there's guards chasing them. Luckily there isn't, but James won't be surprised if by the time they get back to Steve that Sheriff Dugan will be there with his men waiting to take him back to his cell.

For now though, he's not going to worry about that, and just follow along behind the girls as they run back to their father. James does hope that they know where they're running to and that this is the right way to go. But considering the girls have more than likely lied in this town their whole lives, he's got no doubt that they both know exactly which way to go. Though, it doesn't stop him from hoping that they are going the right way.

As the girls slow down a little, James sighs in relief as he sees their house coming up in view. Though, considering it's dark out, he can only just see it, though it must be nearing dawn now, as the sky is beginning to grow a little lighter.

"Wait." James calls to the girls, as they stop near him. "Maybe I should go on in there by myself." He says. "If Nadia is still inside with Steve, I don't want you two getting hurt."

"No way." Elizabeth shakes her head. "We're going in there with you." She says. "That's our father in there, and we're not going to just wait around outside while you deal with Nadia yourself."

"You don't understand how powerful Nadia is." James says, walking closer to Elizabeth. "I refuse to let you and Grace be anywhere near her while I try and kill her."

He won't be able to live with himself if they were to get hurt, or worse, killed. They may not be his daughters, but he sure as hell cares about them just as much as if they were even if Elizabeth doesn't very much like him.

"She killed our mother, James. I'm not just going to sit around and not help get rid of her." Elizabeth says, walking closer to James, as Grace hangs behind a little.

James knows that she does have a fair point, but he won't allow it. He doesn't want to risk her or Grace getting hurt, and he's positive that that's not what Steve wants either.

"Elizabeth, no." He says.

"Who is Elizabeth Swann?" She suddenly asks, catching him off guard. "When we broke you out of your cell, you asked if I was her." She says. "Who is she? Is she someone you got killed?"

Looking behind him over at the house, he only just spots a figure leaving the house before disappearing. There's only one person it could be. Nadia. Which means that she's finished with Steve and has more than likely caused him great harm.

"Well?" Elizabeth asks.

Turning back to her, he sighs. "Look, Elizabeth Swann was a young woman that I knew from my time as a pirate." He explains. "And as far as I'm aware of, she's still alive." He says. "But we have bigger things to worry about than who she is. I just saw Nadia leave the house, and we need to get to your father now, because he's more than likely going to be hurt badly, if not killed."

That seems to shut Elizabeth up, before she's running over to the house with Grace and James following close behind. The three of them have no idea what they'll find once they get in there, and James fears that Nadia has hexed Steve, so they might just well walk into a trap.

But hopefully that's all Nadia has done to him. At least that'll be easy enough to heal Steve, unlike if Nadia has killed him.

"Wait." James says, pushing Elizabeth and Grace away from the door. "I'll go in first." He goes to walk in, but stops as he hands his spellbook over to Elizabeth to hold. "Hold this." He instructs. "Don't worry, Nadia isn't here. I can't sense her presence around here."