Calypso's Rage
Eleven
We walked up the road that led to the Lady's house but didn't approach the house. Instead we went around the side looking for a room we could watch. Estella was quieter that I was so we agreed that I would check the windows close to the floor and she would check the ones higher up. We had cleared one third of the house when Estella called me over.
She was half way up a tree and motioned for me to be quiet before pointing at a window where I could see some shadows moving. I nodded and moved up into the tree next to her.
"Now what?" I breathed
She pointed above us and whispered, "There is a branch that is split where we can watch but we aren't likely to hear anything."
I nodded and looked back at the window "No ledge, but what about the roof."
She shook her head "They will hear and maybe see us."
"Lets climb higher then. They would be able to see us if we were in that branch split. So lets see if we can find our own branches."
She nodded and climbed up the tree like a monkey. I wasn't as fast as she was but I found a branch that was partly covered by foliage but not enough that would block my sight. As long as I didn't move much they would notice me unless they were searching for a watcher.
I reached the branch and slowly made myself comfortable so I wouldn't have the sudden urge to move. Once I was settled in I turned my attention to the room beyond the window. Lady Annice walked toward the window and opened it.
"...the window. I prefer fresh air in the mornings especially when I'm dealing with unexpected guests."
She moved away from the window and there were the guests. Three men just as Estella said but they weren't gruff and as sea worn as I was expecting. They seemed young for important people and I was sure I had never seen them before, on sea or on land. One of them seemed about my age while the other two were older not as old as Kane but maybe closer to Estella's age.
"I'm sorry we disturbed your sleep." The young man about my age said
Annice looked at him with narrowed eyes "Well there had better be a good reason. I have a busy enough life dealing with peaty things during the day. I don't need them to come in the night too."
One of the other men coughed, "We understand you're unwillingness to cooperate with us but we aren't here to cause problems."
Annice looked skeptical "Really? It's no secret that I allow pirates in my port with their Colors flying high. Pirates are much more honest that those in our society."
I smiled she really was a pirate at heart. The young one smiled, "We aren't looking to take any of the pirates here to the Navy. In fact it would be best if we could talk to them."
"I assume you would talk to them about the same thing you want to talk to me about." They nodded and Annice smiled, "Then you wouldn't mind if one joined our conversation."
She was half way up a tree and motioned for me to be quiet before pointing at a window where I could see some shadows moving. I nodded and moved up into the tree next to her.
"Now what?" I breathed
She pointed above us and whispered, "There is a branch that is split where we can watch but we aren't likely to hear anything."
I nodded and looked back at the window "No ledge, but what about the roof."
She shook her head "They will hear and maybe see us."
"Lets climb higher then. They would be able to see us if we were in that branch split. So lets see if we can find our own branches."
She nodded and climbed up the tree like a monkey. I wasn't as fast as she was but I found a branch that was partly covered by foliage but not enough that would block my sight. As long as I didn't move much they would notice me unless they were searching for a watcher.
I reached the branch and slowly made myself comfortable so I wouldn't have the sudden urge to move. Once I was settled in I turned my attention to the room beyond the window. Lady Annice walked toward the window and opened it.
"...the window. I prefer fresh air in the mornings especially when I'm dealing with unexpected guests."
She moved away from the window and there were the guests. Three men just as Estella said but they weren't gruff and as sea worn as I was expecting. They seemed young for important people and I was sure I had never seen them before, on sea or on land. One of them seemed about my age while the other two were older not as old as Kane but maybe closer to Estella's age.
"I'm sorry we disturbed your sleep." The young man about my age said
Annice looked at him with narrowed eyes "Well there had better be a good reason. I have a busy enough life dealing with peaty things during the day. I don't need them to come in the night too."
One of the other men coughed, "We understand you're unwillingness to cooperate with us but we aren't here to cause problems."
Annice looked skeptical "Really? It's no secret that I allow pirates in my port with their Colors flying high. Pirates are much more honest that those in our society."
I smiled she really was a pirate at heart. The young one smiled, "We aren't looking to take any of the pirates here to the Navy. In fact it would be best if we could talk to them."
"I assume you would talk to them about the same thing you want to talk to me about." They nodded and Annice smiled, "Then you wouldn't mind if one joined our conversation."
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