Chapter 7: The Search
It was drifting towards the late night as Tavington and Bordon were still looking for Jewel. It was cold, it was foggy, and it was slightly raining.
"Have you seen anything yet?" asked Tavington.
"No, sir," said Bordon.
"Oh god. Damn it, she shouldn't have left without my permission."
Bordon looked at his commander "Sir, perhaps we should split up and meet back at Fort Carolina, that way we'll cover more ground."
Tavington looked at Bordon as if he should know better than to be alone with rebels out to get them, but then looked around and realized it was a risk he was willing to take.
"All right,"sighed Tavington. "I'll meet you back at Fort Carolina."
"Yes, sir."
Bordon started to turn his horse away from Tavington and got ready to ride off.
"And Bordon?"
Bordon turned his horse back around "Yes, sir?"
"Be careful."
"Yes, sir."
Bordon tapped the horse's body with his legs and he rode off. Tavington then rode off in the other direction.
"Damn it Jewel. Damn it," Tavington kept muttering to himself as he rode off.
About a half hour later Bordon saw a cabin in the woods and could tell that there was a fire lit. He tied up his horse to a tree and slowly crept up to the house. He knocked and there was no answer. He slowly opened the door and went in and then all of sudden he heard a clicking of a gun.
"Stop where you are. Take out your weapons and set them on the ground," a voice said.
Bordon did as he was told as he could feel the cold chamber of the musket against his neck.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"I am Major Bordon of his Majesty's Green Dragoons and I am looking for my commander's sister and who may I ask you are, sir?"
"My name none of your concern."
"Stop," a voice called out.
Bordon and the man looked over.
"That's enough, Beni," the voice said again.
"Who are you?" asked Bordon.
The figure stepped into the firelight. Bordon's mouth dropped as he saw who it was.
"Jewel?"
"Beni, leave us please."
Beni went into the other room, leaving Bordon and Jewel alone.
"So, how'd you find me?" asked Jewel.
"I uh...I saw the fire and thought I should check it out. The rain stopped at least when I was out there, but I wanted to come in anyway and get warm. Miss, we've been looking everywhere for you. Myself and your brother." said Bordon.
"My brother? Where is he?" asked Jewel.
"He went in the opposite direction than I did. By now, he should be at Fort Carolina. Or at least I think."
Jewel and Bordon looked over towards the window and saw Beni leave.
"Sorry about what Beni did, by pointing his weapon at you," said Jewel.
"That's all right. Are you two...."
"Together?"
Bordon nodded as Jewel finished his sentence.
"No. Beni actually is one of the most idiotic people on earth."
Bordon and Jewel laughed for a minute then Bordon walked towards Jewel.
"What is it?" Jewel asked.
"I want......I want to," Bordon struggled with the words.
Jewel seemed to read his mind very well. She put her hand around his neck and brought his lips to hers. He embraced her kiss. She felt his tongue slip between her mouth as her tongue did the same to him. Jewel slowly started to move backwards so that Bordon and her were laying on the ground kissing. Jewel suddenly snapped out of what was happening.
"Wait. Stop," said Jewel.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I can not do this."
"Jewel, I do not understand. Why are you pushing me away?"
Jewel looked at Bordon with sad eyes "Because I can not afford to hurt you."
"What do you mean hurt me? How can you hurt me?" asked Bordon.
"There are just some things you don't know about me and if you did or got involved with me, you would suffer."
"Jewel, just tell me."
Jewel looked at Bordon in the eyes and realized that he wasn't going to give up until he got his answer.
"Ok, sit down and I will tell you." Jewel heaved a heavy sigh. "Ok, a long time ago I got involved with someone. And this someone at the time and unfortunately still is a rebel. I found out that he was with someone else at the same time as me, so I ended it, but he never would back off. He wants to have me, take me into his bed and if I refuse he will hurt me and my family. He wants to kill me, Mike. And him being a rebel, he wants to kill all the English and round up whoever he can to do it. Which is why I fear for my brother, all of his Majesty's army, and now you. Not only would my brother be furious if I told him about this, but he would if he found out my feelings towards you or what I think my feelings are. Do you see now why I cannot stay?"
Bordon sighed "Yes, I do. Jewel, I can give you my word that I will do everything to protect you."
"No. I will leave in fortnight."
Jewel got up "Captain, I think we should ride back to Fort Carolina to meet up with my brother.
With that, Jewel gathered up the things she needed and headed out to her horse with Bordon closing in behind. Bordon kept thinking about how he could change her mind into making her stay as they were riding back, but came up with nothing. Bordon let out a sigh and himself and Jewel continued their ride back to Fort Carolina without uttering a word to each other.
It was drifting towards the late night as Tavington and Bordon were still looking for Jewel. It was cold, it was foggy, and it was slightly raining.
"Have you seen anything yet?" asked Tavington.
"No, sir," said Bordon.
"Oh god. Damn it, she shouldn't have left without my permission."
Bordon looked at his commander "Sir, perhaps we should split up and meet back at Fort Carolina, that way we'll cover more ground."
Tavington looked at Bordon as if he should know better than to be alone with rebels out to get them, but then looked around and realized it was a risk he was willing to take.
"All right,"sighed Tavington. "I'll meet you back at Fort Carolina."
"Yes, sir."
Bordon started to turn his horse away from Tavington and got ready to ride off.
"And Bordon?"
Bordon turned his horse back around "Yes, sir?"
"Be careful."
"Yes, sir."
Bordon tapped the horse's body with his legs and he rode off. Tavington then rode off in the other direction.
"Damn it Jewel. Damn it," Tavington kept muttering to himself as he rode off.
About a half hour later Bordon saw a cabin in the woods and could tell that there was a fire lit. He tied up his horse to a tree and slowly crept up to the house. He knocked and there was no answer. He slowly opened the door and went in and then all of sudden he heard a clicking of a gun.
"Stop where you are. Take out your weapons and set them on the ground," a voice said.
Bordon did as he was told as he could feel the cold chamber of the musket against his neck.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"I am Major Bordon of his Majesty's Green Dragoons and I am looking for my commander's sister and who may I ask you are, sir?"
"My name none of your concern."
"Stop," a voice called out.
Bordon and the man looked over.
"That's enough, Beni," the voice said again.
"Who are you?" asked Bordon.
The figure stepped into the firelight. Bordon's mouth dropped as he saw who it was.
"Jewel?"
"Beni, leave us please."
Beni went into the other room, leaving Bordon and Jewel alone.
"So, how'd you find me?" asked Jewel.
"I uh...I saw the fire and thought I should check it out. The rain stopped at least when I was out there, but I wanted to come in anyway and get warm. Miss, we've been looking everywhere for you. Myself and your brother." said Bordon.
"My brother? Where is he?" asked Jewel.
"He went in the opposite direction than I did. By now, he should be at Fort Carolina. Or at least I think."
Jewel and Bordon looked over towards the window and saw Beni leave.
"Sorry about what Beni did, by pointing his weapon at you," said Jewel.
"That's all right. Are you two...."
"Together?"
Bordon nodded as Jewel finished his sentence.
"No. Beni actually is one of the most idiotic people on earth."
Bordon and Jewel laughed for a minute then Bordon walked towards Jewel.
"What is it?" Jewel asked.
"I want......I want to," Bordon struggled with the words.
Jewel seemed to read his mind very well. She put her hand around his neck and brought his lips to hers. He embraced her kiss. She felt his tongue slip between her mouth as her tongue did the same to him. Jewel slowly started to move backwards so that Bordon and her were laying on the ground kissing. Jewel suddenly snapped out of what was happening.
"Wait. Stop," said Jewel.
"What? What's wrong?"
"I can not do this."
"Jewel, I do not understand. Why are you pushing me away?"
Jewel looked at Bordon with sad eyes "Because I can not afford to hurt you."
"What do you mean hurt me? How can you hurt me?" asked Bordon.
"There are just some things you don't know about me and if you did or got involved with me, you would suffer."
"Jewel, just tell me."
Jewel looked at Bordon in the eyes and realized that he wasn't going to give up until he got his answer.
"Ok, sit down and I will tell you." Jewel heaved a heavy sigh. "Ok, a long time ago I got involved with someone. And this someone at the time and unfortunately still is a rebel. I found out that he was with someone else at the same time as me, so I ended it, but he never would back off. He wants to have me, take me into his bed and if I refuse he will hurt me and my family. He wants to kill me, Mike. And him being a rebel, he wants to kill all the English and round up whoever he can to do it. Which is why I fear for my brother, all of his Majesty's army, and now you. Not only would my brother be furious if I told him about this, but he would if he found out my feelings towards you or what I think my feelings are. Do you see now why I cannot stay?"
Bordon sighed "Yes, I do. Jewel, I can give you my word that I will do everything to protect you."
"No. I will leave in fortnight."
Jewel got up "Captain, I think we should ride back to Fort Carolina to meet up with my brother.
With that, Jewel gathered up the things she needed and headed out to her horse with Bordon closing in behind. Bordon kept thinking about how he could change her mind into making her stay as they were riding back, but came up with nothing. Bordon let out a sigh and himself and Jewel continued their ride back to Fort Carolina without uttering a word to each other.
