Calypso's Rage
Twenty-six
Since most of the crew was still gone it was easy to sneak aboard my own ship and change clothes. Sneaking off was a little bit harder since one of the men came back drunk with a friend. But I managed and started my search of bars.
I had walked around Vale as Cassidy before so most people just waved but there were some pirates that whistled and cat called. I found Alexander outside the third bar I searched. He looked rather sad and while I could tell he had been drinking it didn't look like he was drunk.
I sat down next to him careful about my skirt. "Normally people that go to bars don't sit outside."
He looked up at me, "And normally people don't come sit next to others sitting alone outside a bar."
I laughed, "You got me there. But what are you doing outside?"
He shrugged, "I guess you could say I wasn't a big fan of the atmosphere."
"Doesn't that mean you didn't drink enough."
That pulled a smile from him, "Who are you?"
I smiled mysteriously, "If we have a good conversation maybe I'll tell you."
"Does everyone one on this island with hold their name," He muttered
I raised an eyebrow, "Does it bother you that much?"
He sighed, "No. I made a bet with a man that I shouldn't have."
"A pirate?"
He nodded with a slight smile, "A captain. I know I shouldn't have but...."
"Most pirate captains are alluring it helps make them stay captains. But there's one pirate captain in particular that seems to be able to get people to do what he wants without saying anything and even if its against their better judgement."
He looked at me curious, "Who is that."
I smiled, "Captain Caspian, Devil of the Sea. He's the one you made a bet with isn't he."
He sighed, "Yes. I noticed he was hiding something and ended up making a bet to see if I could figure it out."
I laughed, "Caspian has a lot of secrets. If you never specified which secret you planned to guess. You may as well keep guessing forever. Because you could guess one but he can always say its not the one your looking for."
"That's true but I won't give up."
I raised an eyebrow. This man really was interesting. "So what do you plan to do?"
He shrugged, "I'll look for clues they won't be easy to find but I'll uncover all of Caspian's past if I have to."
I stood up and looked at the moon, "You're an interesting man Mr. Alexander, just like Caspian said you would be."
"You work for Caspian?!"
I smiled and shrugged, "Let me offer you one piece of advice. You may have to dig up Caspian's past but you may not like what you find there. So much so that you may wish that you had never known. Despite his faults Caspian has his reasons for being mysterious. So you might want to think about if you really want to open a box that has been sealed."
I walked a couple feet away from him, "My name is Cassidy. I hope I get to talk to you again."
I moved away from him without looking back.
I had walked around Vale as Cassidy before so most people just waved but there were some pirates that whistled and cat called. I found Alexander outside the third bar I searched. He looked rather sad and while I could tell he had been drinking it didn't look like he was drunk.
I sat down next to him careful about my skirt. "Normally people that go to bars don't sit outside."
He looked up at me, "And normally people don't come sit next to others sitting alone outside a bar."
I laughed, "You got me there. But what are you doing outside?"
He shrugged, "I guess you could say I wasn't a big fan of the atmosphere."
"Doesn't that mean you didn't drink enough."
That pulled a smile from him, "Who are you?"
I smiled mysteriously, "If we have a good conversation maybe I'll tell you."
"Does everyone one on this island with hold their name," He muttered
I raised an eyebrow, "Does it bother you that much?"
He sighed, "No. I made a bet with a man that I shouldn't have."
"A pirate?"
He nodded with a slight smile, "A captain. I know I shouldn't have but...."
"Most pirate captains are alluring it helps make them stay captains. But there's one pirate captain in particular that seems to be able to get people to do what he wants without saying anything and even if its against their better judgement."
He looked at me curious, "Who is that."
I smiled, "Captain Caspian, Devil of the Sea. He's the one you made a bet with isn't he."
He sighed, "Yes. I noticed he was hiding something and ended up making a bet to see if I could figure it out."
I laughed, "Caspian has a lot of secrets. If you never specified which secret you planned to guess. You may as well keep guessing forever. Because you could guess one but he can always say its not the one your looking for."
"That's true but I won't give up."
I raised an eyebrow. This man really was interesting. "So what do you plan to do?"
He shrugged, "I'll look for clues they won't be easy to find but I'll uncover all of Caspian's past if I have to."
I stood up and looked at the moon, "You're an interesting man Mr. Alexander, just like Caspian said you would be."
"You work for Caspian?!"
I smiled and shrugged, "Let me offer you one piece of advice. You may have to dig up Caspian's past but you may not like what you find there. So much so that you may wish that you had never known. Despite his faults Caspian has his reasons for being mysterious. So you might want to think about if you really want to open a box that has been sealed."
I walked a couple feet away from him, "My name is Cassidy. I hope I get to talk to you again."
I moved away from him without looking back.
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