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"We must get back on the ship, Caspian!" Drinian ordered.
"No, not until I find Ava." Caspian said. He looked around the crowd, hoping to find her.
No luck. He spotted her sword, lying on the ground. He went to pick it up, lightly touching it.
"Pirates," he said with disgust.
I became aware of a door squeaking open and then felt the shove of my body as the man forced me into a dark room. There were food lying around here. This room looked oddly familiar-ish. And before I could scream for help, he was tying a gag in my mouth and bending my back, to tie my hands to my ankles, leaving me completely helpless.
"I can't draw attention to my prolonged absence from the ship," the man growled in a whisper. "I'll come back for fun with ye later. The voyage will be long, I'll have ye all to meself for many days. I'll be back soon, pretty lady," the man said and then I became aware of the door closing and I was sitting in silence. Fighting mad, more angry than afraid, I began wrestling with the bonds of my ankles and wrists, having notice it wasn't tied tight.
I tensed when I heard feet scurrying about overheard and the drone of voices. The slap slap of the water against the sides of the ship prodded my fingers onward. But I stopped, breathless, when I heard the cranking sound of an anchor being raised.
Desperate, I again struggled, my gag getting wet from my perspiration, my wrists stinging from my tugging and pulling at the ropes. My thoughts went to Caspian. Tears burned my eyes wondering if I would ever even see him again.
If I escaped my bonds, could the captain of this ship have a thread of decency in his blood. Or would he look to me as a prize just as the man who had kidnapped me. More determined to be set free, to find someplace to hide during the voyage, I again struggled with my bonds.
My heart skipped a beat when one hand slipped free, and then the other. Breathing hard, hardly able to believe my luck, I scooted the ropes down and away from me and then jerked the gag from my mouth, feeling strength returning in my moment of victory.
But the door opening and hands groping for me in the dark made me aware that I had been too late. Not wanting him to realize I was loose or that the gag was removed my mouth, I lay there, breathlessly, yet one hand was moving to the sword strapped to his leg.
Securing my hand about the handle, I withdrew it, inching it back down from beneath the leg of my pants, hearing a low snarl of a growl from the man.
"Playin games, eh?" he laughed. "Scooted yourself away from me, did ye?" I huddled against the wall of the cabin, my fingers trembling on the handle of the sword, my breathing coming in quiet rasps, waiting the man's touch again. And when a hand touched my thigh and began working it's way upward, I envisioned where his full body might be positioned and raised the sword into the air and brought it down in a quick thrust.
First, I felt the sword make contact, and then I heard the gurgle of the man as he tried to cry out from pain. I then heard the body of his thud as he fell to the floor, no longer making sounds at all. My knees weak, my heart thundering, knowing that I had just killed a man. I crept to my feet and began inching my way around the cabin, thankfully finding the door.
And when I had my hands securely on it's latch, I slowly opened the door and stepped out into the darkness of the corridor. I looked upward, now able to see the twinkling of the stars and the full moon on the velvet backdrop of the sly sails fluttered above me, spread to the wind, and the ship creaked as it glided smoothly through the darkened waters.
Wait a second…I thought as I squinted my eyes, trying to catch a glimpse of the sail it was familiar but since it was dark, I couldn't see details on the sail. But then a familiar voice rang out from somewhere close by. My heart sang with happiness yet surely Caspian's voice. Had I been brought to Caspian's ship?
Footsteps drawing near and a face now being illuminated by the brightness of the moonlight made me faint with joy of discovery. I began laughing and crying at the same time, stepping out so in the moonlight for Caspian to see.
"Ava!" Caspian gasp, seeing me. I fell into his arms, sobbing.
"I was kidnapped and brought here by some man. He tied me and left me…me in a cabin. Caspian, I just know I killed a man and I left him in the cabin below."
"Ava," Caspian said, holding me close. "I was going mad when I couldn't find you. Now that I do, I won't let you out of my sight again," Tossing his head, he commanded that his men go below and search the body.
I was then lead into his personal cabin and eased down into a chair. Just as I was about to speak, I watched a man carry a lifeless body into Caspian's cabin. It was a pirate. He was dress in dirty clothes, the sword sticking out from his chest.
"He must have gotten on the wrong ship," I said.
"You're staying in my cabin from now on," Said Caspian as he lead me back inside.
I sat on the mattress, feeling worn and tired. My wrists were red from the turning and twisting of the bonds.
"Such a crazy night," I murmured.
"Could be worse," Caspian spoke. I took the corset off, followed by my boots thudding on the floor along with my shirt.
"What's that?" He ask, nodding his head to the beige cloth that was covering my chest.
"A bra. This one is a strapless bra. You know, to hold up-never mind. I feel naked without it."
"You're already half naked," He pointed out. I narrowed my eyes at him, settling into bed. I prop my head against my left hand, looking at Caspian, giving him a smile. He slowly made his way across the room, kneeling down on the bed, giving me a kiss on the lips.
It felt so good, I went along with it. The soft bed and pillow cushioned my head and back as I lay down bringing Caspian's weight on top of mine. My stomach flipped when I felt the roughness of his beard against my cheek and then my neck. He gave an annoyed growl, tugging at the bra.
"Why do you cover so much?"
"It gives the men imagination on to see what's underneath," I squirmed a little, biting my lip as his mouth slid down to my belly. He nipped a little, making my stomach twitch.
Morning came the next day as I woke up in Caspian's arms. I studied his profile before kissing his cheek, slowly getting out of bed. I dress in my usual clothes minus the corset and kept the dagger close to me as possible.
"Drinian! Just the man I'm looking for," I said. He was at the helm, steering the ship.
"Something on your mind?" he ask, turning the helms left.
"I think I found a way to defeat the White Witch with my 21st century knowledge," I spoke with a grin.