The Captain's Journal (Shay Cormac x OC Fanfic)

Chapter 11

Today was a perfect day to do my Christmas shopping for Shay. He was called away for something important, said that it would take all day. Gist left with him as well, Geoffrey and the others had their day off today, so I had the entire house to myself. Geoffrey and Dorothea were in upstate New York, running errands. William was food shopping. So, I grabbed my belongings, got some money from my stash I kept hidden under my bed and left immediately.

Sera and Hunter were at the bookstore and library, straightening up the place, organizing books, getting rid of old ones, the usual stuff Sera normally did by herself. As I was walking through town, I came across the marketplace. Dozens of shops and booths were open. The baker, butcher, some farmers, some men selling their best ales and hard liquors and someone that sold jewelry. Looked very nicely handmade.

A few rings with gemstones caught my eye, but none really suited for a man. Shay didn't wear jewelry. So, I got myself a pair of earrings, a necklace and pair of bracelets and moved on to the next booth. I kept looking and looking until I did several circles around the market. I want to get something practical for him, something he would use every day. Maybe a new weapon for his arsenal. Then I remembered my family's crest that was made for us. It had a mermaid holding a pearl in a clam. Shay is part of my family now, why not show it that way and make it official? Everyone in our family or close to our family had a crest. I should have thought of this before I left the house.

I stopped by Sera's bookstore and wrote a message for Artemis to take to the Colonel. I had important business to discuss, so I wrote:

Colonel George Monro,

I apologize if this letter finds you on short notice, but there is no one else I trust more to share this sensitive information with.

As you well know, James Locke Macintosh has taken my ship and I intend to take back what's mine. What I have left to tell you cannot be told in detail in this letter. So I will need to speak with you in person.

Please meet me at my house just outside of town at your earliest convenience. Geoffrey and Dorothea Steele will be there to welcome you into our abode. I look forward to your visit post-haste.

Thank you and take care.

Yours Truly,

Elizabythe Annabell Freya

As I walked out of town and started to delve into the woods, I whistled for Artemis and she found me within a few minutes. She made a high-pitched call before she perched on a nearby tree stump.

"Artie, take this and deliver it to the Colonel quickly."

I took the hard, cylindrical case and detached it from Artemis's harness. Then I tucked my letter into it and reattached it to her. And then she took off back into the sky.

As I watched my eagle soar away, I heard an unfamiliar voice behind me.

"That's a beautiful bird you got there."

I turned around and, about 15 feet away from me, I saw a tall man dressed in a gray hooded coat, leather gloves, white shirt, dark pants and leather boots. He took off his white hood and the man had an oval face of light complexion with a square jaw and bald head.

"Uuuhh...thank you, mister..."

"Are you alone out here?...Hmmm, that's not good. You should never walk home alone." He kept walking closer to me.

"I think I can handle myself....how do you know I'm alone? Were you following me home? Tell me who you are right now before I slit your throat." I kept a firm grip on my sword and pair of daggers.