CHAPTER 6

" WAKE UP LAD . WAKE UP . THIS IS NO TIME FOR SLEEP ". John spoke out as he poured a bucket full of water on Godwin who was now slowly gaining consciousness .

John knew a lot about the caves , at least more than we knew. Surprisingly, I never thought he would give us such insight about those caves , especially when he , along with his men were trying to get there . Spreading information so openly like this , may result in people getting curious and them getting a competition , which they already have , us. Not the best competition , but definitely not the worst .

These pirates came here to get more information about those caves from Godwin , who currently is again unconscious after seeing the state of his inn .

" Grab me another bucket , eh " , John said as he gave the one in his hand to one of his men standing nearby.

" Are you guys sure that you will reach there ?" Amia asked John as he stood there looking at Godwin.

" Eh , no. " He replied, his eyes still on Godwin .

Hearing the sound of plates , I turned around to see Emlyn grabbing one , Amia soon joined along with her as well as some of John's men .

I walked towards the few chairs that seemed to be in good condition . Settling on of the seats , I looked at Godwin . He is not going to be happy when he wakes up . Me and the girls have already packed our things to get out of here as soon as possible and it seemed like the pirates had as well .

My hat was not lost as well . It was in our room , I had forgot that I removed it . Thankfully our room was also not raided by the pirates or anyone else while we were on the run .

Soon another bucket filled with water was brought towards John.

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I had moved from my previous seat , the moment Godwin woke up . He had woke up only to start crying as he saw the current state of his inn. Not being good at comforting people , I stayed a bit far away from him, letting him have atleast some space .

Amia was busy trying to calm him . She has always been good at calming people . Emlyn was near him , a glass of water in her hand . She was not the best at calming down people, but she still tries.

The last time I tried to comfort a person , I ended up making him run away from me . I looked at John , who was standing near the doorway looking irritated .

I am pretty sure that any upcoming moment he would burst with irritativeness and just scream at Godwin to stop crying or maybe raise his hand at Godwin . Not wanting things to escalate I walked towards John . His men , a crew of eleven , were busy drinking more booze in the corner of the inn .

Seeing me walk towards him , he immediately fixed his posture and stood straight and started scratching his neck .

" I don't think he will stop anytime soon . Want to go for a walk ? " It was not the best thing to ask him , but getting him out of this place , might help Godwin as well .

" Sure . " He spoke and walked out of the inn. Grabbing my knife and informing Emlyn , I walked along . He still is not trustable enough for me to be with him without a weapon .

A lot of the torch fires were out by now and the pathway was lit by the moonlight . Sounds of hooting owls were heard now .

I looked at the full moon , which was surrounded by numerous stars .

It would at least take five hours for sunrise.

John seemed to know the place a lot . We walked through the path for a while as the cold wind blew , giving me shivers.

The silence between us was slowly getting more and more awkward .

" Have you come here a lot ? " I asked him , not knowing what else to ask .

" I have come here quiet a lot . " He replied walking towards the dock now .

Soon we sat down at the wooden floor and looked at the ships that were at the dock . I could see the Blue Moon . Even in the dim moonlight she screamed magnificence . There were a few other ships as well , most of them belonging to Agnar .

Seeing no sign of a pirate ship , I asked John , where his ship was .

He didn't talk , instead he held my hand and walked towards the other side of the dock and there in the corner where no moonlight shined , was a ship , much larger than the Blue Moon .

Unlike Blue Moon which screams elegance and magnificence , this ship screamed confidence and dominance. The ship was a work of art however .

"What is her name?

" Cahira . She's a beauty isn't she? " He asked elbowing me playfully.

" She is . " I replied . Maybe if the moonlight shined on it , it would have been more striking .

" Where's your ship , lass ? " He asked as I replied with ' its on the other side '.

" Want to see Cahira ? " He asked . Hesitantly , I nodded . Maybe I would get some tips on protecting our ship more .

He walked towards a lit up torch and took it and started walking towards his ship . He held the torch in his left hand and walked forward . I walked beside him curiously . The wooden ship had no slope for us to enter the ship.

John walked towards the thick ropes that were tied together . Holding onto it , he slowly started climbing . I stood there in awe as I saw him make his way up the ropes while holding the torch . Noticing my absence , he slowly turned around , " what are you looking at , climb on ".

Without breaking the eye contact I walked towards the rope . I crouched down and folded both the leg openings of my pant .

Standing up , I looked at John who was now looking at me from the deck of the ship .

I held the ropes tight as I slowly climbed up . I looked at the water below , which looked like it would swallow me . Still there was a , slight orange dancing with the waves . I let out a sigh and continued climbing , almost reaching the deck , I held John's hand that was held out for me .

Seeing the deck of the ship , my mouth opened wide in surprise.