The Pirate Prince of the Ice Sea (Book 1 of The Legend Of Kaleania)

Chapter 10

We walked into an underground storage area that was being used as a meeting place. There was a long wooden table that sat seven people. Three on each side and one at the end, which was probably sat the head of the pirate lords. All of the pirate lords were dressed in different colored robes and I realized that each of them had the colors of the six kingdoms but Akaenia's colors didn't show.

The lord sitting at the end that was wearing red, black, and white, stood and said, "Lady Kara, it's a pleasure for you to be here."

"Thank you, Lord Tasumah," she said. She grabbed my arm and pushed me forward to them. "Pirate Prince Airon is here to meet your acquaintance." He walked around the table and up to me. He then started to walk around me, making me uncomfortable.

"Does he have the scar?" he asked Kara, still looking at me.

"I haven't checked, sir," she said.

"What scar?" I asked.

"Lift up your right sleeve and hold out your arm," he said to me. I did as I was told as I pushed up my sleeve. His hazel eyes fell onto my forearm and grinned, letting me know that he found something that he was looking for.

"What is it?" she asked. She came up beside me and gasped.

"What?" I asked.

"I believe that you are the pirate prince, Airon," Tasumah said. "You have a lion and a snake that intertwined with each other.

"How come I've never seen it?" I asked, confused. I glanced down to my arm to find a black tattoo. There was a black lion with a snake wrapping around it like they were fighting. I also noticed a flaming letter underneath the bracer. I wasn't sure what it was but I saw Kara raised up her arm and showed that she had the same flaming letter but only I saw all of it. Apparently, she had it too.

"That tattoo has the power to be hidden away from anyone other than the pirate race," he answered. He walked away towards a shelf filled with melted candles and scrolls. He got a box from the top of it and came to me. He opened it and held out a silver chain that the Black Diamond's insignia on it. "This signifies that you are the true Pirate Prince." He put it around my neck and went back to his seat. "Now, let's talk about business. Are you, Airon, captain of the Black Diamond?"

"Aye, sir," I said.

"When were you appointed as captain?" one of the other men asked.

"About three days ago, sir," I answered.

"Show me your pirate brand," said Tasumah. I removed my left cuff and showed it to him. "What do you call yourself now?"

"Arak," I said.

"How did the people who raised you treat you?" asked another.

I gave him a confused glare but I answered, "The queen and the kitchen maid were like mothers to me but the king hates my guts. The prince, however, followed the king's demands by not liking me but he was really acting,"

"If you had a choose, where would you decide to go? Stay as a pirate or go back to the people who raised you?" asked the third. I pondered on that. Being a pirate was in my blood but Aira, Kan, and Medina must be worried after what happened at the ball. I did remember that I said to Kan that I wanted to run away and never return.

After a few minutes past, I thought about it and had my answer.

"I would choose to stay," I answered, slowly. I really hoped I made the right choice.

"One more question," said Tasumah. "What would the pirates call you?" I didn't know that I would answer to that question right this instant. If I was staying, then I guess Arak Aiken will no longer exists.

"Airon," I said. And at that moment, Arak Aiken becomes Airon.