Title: Eloquence
Pairing/Characters: Barbossa, Elizabeth
Summary: Elizabeth discovers pirates aren't so illiterate after all
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request," the pirate captain had said to her in response to her demands. He took her stare of disbelief as confusion and mockingly translated his sentence to her in plain English. "Means 'no'."
I know what it means, she silently bit back. She could not believe that a pirate such as him could know such complex words and know how to properly use them in a sentence.
"Very well, I'll drop it." She yanked the gold medallion from around her neck and strode to the side to let it dangle over the water. She saw a flash of nervousness in his eyes even though his face was calm and in control.
"Me holds are burstin' with swag. That bit of shine matters to us. Why?" he asked carefully and she gave her reasons why. But when he challenged her, she let it drop an inch. The pirates had cried out in protest and lunged forward to stop her from sending the gold into the bay.
"Ah," the captain chuckles and smiles pleasantly, though she could see the irritation in his face at being tricked by a mere girl.
Not so eloquent with your words now are we, Captain? She gave him a crocodile's smile.
