Chapter 10: Nicko
An half hour later they reached Jannit Maartens boatyard (A/N is it called that?)."Sep, Odale! Hello! What are you doing here?" a voice that Septimus recognized very well shouted. "Fun, another person that won't believe us." Odale thought bitterly. "Nicko-you're home!" Septimus said happily and jumped over some plank and a few old buckets to come to his brother. Nicko was a bit taller than Septimus and just as long as Odale, and Nicko was stronger built. And unlike his brother Nicko's skin was very tan- a result of all his weeks at the sea. His hair was sticky by saltwater and between the locks of straw-blonde Heap-hair there was a few braids in different colours. The braids was the newest craze in the Port, and Nicko had with delight added both the braids and matching wristlets. Beside Nicko there stood a young man with red hair and a butter expression in his face- Rupert Gringe, Lucy Gringes older brother. Unlike Odale, Septimus infact thought that Nicko would believe them. "Nicko, we have to talk with ou about something." Odale said. Nicko frowned. "About what?" he asked, he wasn't so fond of Odale. In his opinion there was something... strange with that girl. "Jenna is kidnapped by Simon!" Septimus answerd. "What did you say?" Nicko exclaimed. "Simon has kidnapped Jenna..." Septimus repeated. "Okay, I heard you the first time. Now, tell me what has happend." Nicko said and stepped ashore to Septimus. They settled down at a few boxes and Septimus told Nicko everything (and Odale added a few things too). "But of course you don't believe us either." Odale said when Septimus was done. "Of course I belive you!" Nicko answerd. "You do?" Odale and Septimus asked at the same time. "Yes, I do. I knows that there's people that is after Jenna. Today I was going to tell mother- and Marcia- to watch out. But it seems like it's too late." Nicko said. "What people?" Odale had paled. "Say that it's not Flarthy, say that it's not Flarthy!" she thought. "Not just Simon?" Septimus asked. "Maybe they has something to do with Simon, it wouldn't surprise me. While Rupert and I waited for the mast to be repaired we spent some time at one of the pubs in the Port, and then we meet Alice Nettles -Althers old flame- and she told us that a darke stranger had asked for Jenna." Nicko replied. "Who?" Odale said. "I don't know, Alice just said that it was a darke stranger." Nicko told her irritated. "That's it. Simon has taken Jenna to the darke stranger." Septimus said dispirited. "I'm sure he paid Simon a high sum." Nicko, who hadn't any high thougts of his brother, said. "And I can guess who the darke stranger is." Odale muttered. "You can?" Septimus and Nicko asked at the same time. "Well, either DomDaniel or Flarthy." Odale replied and stared at the clouds. "But he's dead." Nicko said doubtfully. "He has dissapeard." Odale corrected him, "Went under the earths surface, but by my experiences it seems like he likes to be under the ground." she continude grimly. "I don't know, Odale." Nicko said, "Not even Simon would do something like that.". Odale snorted. "Sometimes it's funny how much we don't know about our family and friends." she answerd with a ironicall smirk. "Nik, we're going now." Septimus said, "Can you tell mum and dad that I'm out to find Jenna.". "And tell Marcia that to!" Odale folded in. "Wait a moment, you two!" Nicko protested, "You can't go alone! And how will you find her?". "We'll find her somehow." Septimus answerd. "Yeah, sometime. Maybe. If you're lucky. But I knows a very good tracker, infact the best tracker I have heard of. We lends a boat by Jannit and fetches him." Nicko answerd. Septimus didn't turn around. "Odale and Septimus, I'm older than you and you does what I sais. Okay?" Nicko said. "Not that much older." Odale muttered, but both she and Septimus listened at him anyways