This will be a Dylan/Lila chapter. Please don't skip it.
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Dylan sighed impatiently as one of his generals tried to avoid answering his question. "General Adams, all I am asking is if you've heard of this so-called safe haven. Now answer the question."
"With all due respect sir, every sailor has heard of the Harbor."
"Now I will ask this only once. Have you ever been there?"
Lila watched the interaction with great interest, from her seat behind the Captain's desk, whatever this safe haven turned out to be it would certainly be worth looking into.
"No, sir. I personally have never been the Harbor." General Adams said, with a swallow.
"If you've never been there, then how do you know it exists?" Lila questioned before Dylan could get another useless question in.
"Ms. Lila, like I said before, every sailor knows of it."
"Yes, but how?"
"Many respectable ships have come back from voyages late, talking of horrors that I'll not go into with your ladyship present, and how just when things were looking their bleakest, an island would appear in the distance. They would speak of the people there calling their home the Harbor and helping those in need. The crews would talk of the Oath that everyone on board a ship would have to take before they were allowed on the island."
"Do you know anything about this oath, General Adams?" Lila batted her eyelashes sweetly, appearing to both men to be just a curious female asking ridiculous questions. Dylan was less annoyed when he remembered the fact.
"Of course! My very own brother once spoke of how he'd taken it. To put it simply, you swear on all that you hold dear that you will cause no trouble, and no blood will be spilled on the land. If bloodshed is inevitable, because of some disagreement or other, then it will be taken to the water." With a chuckle, the general continued, "It's even said that pirates would not dare break this oath! But I think my brother was just exaggerating at that point."
Lila adopted a look of mild shock, "That must be dreadful! The things those poor sailors must have been through! It's distressing just to think about it." Allowing her face to pale slightly, Lila said, "If you gentlemen will both excuse me, I think I need to go lie down for a moment."
As she left the room, Lila could see the gears turning in Dylan's head, planning how best to reach the Harbor. Lila was almost curious to see how far the man was willing to go. Mentally shrugging, Lila realized it didn't matter much. She would just have to keep him from getting everyone killed.
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Yay! A second chapter before midnight! I don't know why I'm in such a writey mood today, but I'm happy!
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