Cordelia, Daughter of the Sea
God be with ye, lass.
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Anamaria couldn’t shake what she’d seen from her
head, even after a few drinks at one of the taverns. She made her way back to The Pearl and saw that the door
to Jack’s cabin was wide open. Before
she made it all the way inside, she began to speak. “Jack, Cordy, ye’ll ne’er believe wha’ I…”
was in after Ahriman had left nearly two hours ago. His face was red and the skin under his eyes looked slightly
raw. “Jack?” Anamaria rushed to the captain’s side. “Jack, wha’ ‘appened?”
Jack stayed motionless, speechless.
It appeared as if his body had simply shut down.
she didn’t want to, she slapped his face.
“Snap out o’ it,” she said softly.
“This time, I know I didn’ deserve tha’,” Jack said,
his voice sounding distant.
“Jack, I thought I was seein’ things before, but did
someone take Cordy? I saw a man who had
a lass o’er his shoulder, but I…”
“Yeah,” Jack interrupted, “they took ‘er.”
Panic flooded into
Anamaria’s voice. “An’ yer in here
actin’ like this? Jack, wha’ ‘appened?”
“She wasn’ who she said she was.
“Jack yer not makin’ sense.”
“She’s a Barbossa!” he yelled, his eyes coming back
to life. “She was sent by Ahriman so he
could get me ship an’…”
“She’s what?
Jack, tha’ jus’ doesn’ make sense, think about it.”
“I’m not thinkin’, I’m leavin’.
an hour gets left behind.”
“Jack, ye can’ leave ‘er, she loves you!”
“Tha’s an order!” Jack commanded.
Anamaria knew that she wouldn’t win, so she bowed
her head and left the cabin to do as Jack said. “God be with ye, lass,” she softly.