Chapter 9

Later that day

Kai left the ship and went in town. He walked into a women shop.

Shop owner : Hello. Looking for a gift ?

Kai : Yes.

Shop owner : I have a lot of choices. Do you have any ideas ? Jewelry maybe ?

Kai : he thought about her hair Do you have hairbrushes ?

Shop owner : This way he showed him his models

The young navigator chose one in wood with turtle's scales and beaver's hair.

He hoped Bonnie would like it.


That night

Before leaving his quarters he picked a book. He went in front of her door and

knocked. He waited a couple of minutes and knocked again.

Bonnie : she opened the door Oh it's you.

Kai : Let me in, please.

Bonnie : Mmmmm...

Kai : Please.

She opened the door wider. He walked inside and closed it. She sat on her bed

and crossed her arms against her chest.

Kai : Do you know how hard it was to sit at this table and watch people glauting while slaves were serving us ?

Bonnie : It must have been tough.

Kai : I don't want you to believe I support this. It's just sometimes I don't have a choice, you have to understand.

Bonnie : I do now but this is a sensitive topic for me.

Kai : I know. This is why I didn't want you to see.

Bonnie : Alright.

Kai : I have a gift for you.

Bonnie : Oh you shouldn't have.

Kai : You don't even know what it is.

Bonnie : Still.

Kai : he gave her the wrapped package Look inside.

She opened it and found the hairbrush. He waited for her reaction.

Bonnie : It's beautiful.

Kai : I hope I chose it well and that you can forgive me for my mistake.

Bonnie : Well, I can't stay mad forever, right ?

Kai : he smiled Right. Do you know Thomas Moore ?

Bonnie : No.

Kai : He wrote this book about a perfect society. I thought maybe you'd like to read it.

Bonnie : Is there any complicated words ?

Kai : Some.

Bonnie : she patted the space next to her Read it to me.

He sat by her side, their legs touching and started the book.


Three weeks later

The morning was foggy. The ship was riding along the coast of an island. In the

kitchen Bonnie and Richard were preparing some breakfast. It was really quiet

and it was even more surprising when all of hell broke lose. The old cook

stiffened when he heard a sound he knew too well. Without hesitating, he

grabbed Bonnie by her waist and threw both of them on the floor. A cannonball

flew above their heads and destroyed the oven. They looked up and saw the

hole it had left in the wall. Dust and debris were falling.

Richard : through his teeth Pirates.

Bonnie : Oh my god, we are under attack !

Richard : he helped her up It's time to put in practise what Kai taught you.

The young woman nodded and grabbed the sword he was handing her. He kept

one for himself and they ran outside the kitchen.


When they reached the upper deck, they saw the mess. The crew was fighting dirty pirates. Her eyes got

wide and she shook a little.

Richard : Don't let the fear overcome you !

Bonnie : I can do this, I can do this.

The cook let out a fighting scream and jumped in the battle. A pirate came to

her and started to laugh. Either he was happy to find a woman or he thought

she would be easy to kill. Bonnie's eyes hardened and she put herself in

position. He charged her and the fight begun.