Truth in Legend

Response to the challenge word 'Truth' dedicated to FreedomOftheSeas for introducing this fun idea to the 'Compass'.

My spring cleaning is complete. The next drabble response will be the current one. :D


Have you heard the story, the one about the pirate who loved a princess? It's a sad tale, telling of the greed of destiny, how a man became heartless for love and how a legend was born.

I'm sure you've heard it, there are so many different versions, some say he dies, another that he is freed from his curse, and one tells that he is still out there somewhere touching the hearts of the living and the dead.

Today few believe the old stories but I can't help wondering if maybe, just maybe, there is some truth in them.