Tiaret led the way up the stairs to her room, Jack following closely
behind. As they walked up the stairs, Jack gave a cheeky grin, his eyes
resting on her hips swaggering and the way her buttocks filled her charcoal
breeches.
"Sparrow, keep your eyes in check," Tiaret snapped, not even turning around.
"Just keeping an eye on the goods, darling. And it's Captain Jack Sparrow to you."
"Careful what you suggest, sir. I'm not sure you could handle the likes of me," she commented.
"Care to make a friendly bet on that? 'Cause I would love to try."
"Just keep walking."
They reached her heavy oak door and she pushed it open. Tiaret motioned for him to have a seat at the large wooden table on the other side of the room from her bed. He pulled up a chair, keeping his eyes on her at all times, still not trusting the situation. He didn't know what it was, but something about her made his blood run hot. Tiaret could sense that Jack was uneasy, so she removed her sword and pistol and tossed them onto her bed. Feeling comforted by the dagger still concealed in her boot, she straddled the chair across from Jack and looked at him.
"I have a proposition for you, Jack. I can call you Jack, can't I?"
He started to correct her with his usual insistence of Captain Jack Sparrow, but the challenging look she gave him made him catch his tongue. "You can call me whatever you'd like, love."
"'Preciate it. As I was saying, I have a proposition for you. How would you like to capture a ship that is one of the most lucrative pirate ships in the Caribbean?"
"Just one of?"
"Five years ago a new captain took control of the ship. It's value has gone down since then, but only slightly", Tiaret explained, taking care to stay vague.
"What ship do you mean, mate?"
"The Tigress."
"The Tigress? You must not get out much, luv. The Tigress is untouchable."
Tiaret's heart caught in her throat. "Why? What happened to the Tigress?"
"Have you not heard the story, Ciara? You must spend way too much time in this tavern. High on last year, the Tigress had its eye on a merchant vessel. They approached it, looking for an extra source of income. Little did they know, it was no merchant vessel they were up against. It was the Silver Shadow."
"The Tigress came up against the Silver Shadow?" Tiaret exclaimed, "Well what happened to it?"
"Calm down, luv. The Tigress got away fine, barely a scratch on 'er. But this time, it was under the command of the Silver Shadow's captain, Captain Brooks. He adopted the ship and crew into his fleet. They're now the most unstoppable pair in the ocean. You'd be mad to go up against them."
Tiaret inhaled deeply, trying to calm her nerves. The Tigress, her beautiful ship, under the command of monsters. Two monsters now. Captain Brooks, and her mutinous first mate, Laioni Echelopa.
Tiaret was devastated. "So I guess you can't help me then.sorry to waste your time." she trailed off at the grin on Jack's face.
"I said you would have to be mad to go up against them. Not that I wouldn't do it. I can help you, mate. I was just makin' sure you know what you're gettin' into. Now, if I'm to help you, I need to know everything. Everything, you hear me? What's your connection to the Tigress, Ciara?"
Tiaret sighed. Here we go.
"Sparrow, keep your eyes in check," Tiaret snapped, not even turning around.
"Just keeping an eye on the goods, darling. And it's Captain Jack Sparrow to you."
"Careful what you suggest, sir. I'm not sure you could handle the likes of me," she commented.
"Care to make a friendly bet on that? 'Cause I would love to try."
"Just keep walking."
They reached her heavy oak door and she pushed it open. Tiaret motioned for him to have a seat at the large wooden table on the other side of the room from her bed. He pulled up a chair, keeping his eyes on her at all times, still not trusting the situation. He didn't know what it was, but something about her made his blood run hot. Tiaret could sense that Jack was uneasy, so she removed her sword and pistol and tossed them onto her bed. Feeling comforted by the dagger still concealed in her boot, she straddled the chair across from Jack and looked at him.
"I have a proposition for you, Jack. I can call you Jack, can't I?"
He started to correct her with his usual insistence of Captain Jack Sparrow, but the challenging look she gave him made him catch his tongue. "You can call me whatever you'd like, love."
"'Preciate it. As I was saying, I have a proposition for you. How would you like to capture a ship that is one of the most lucrative pirate ships in the Caribbean?"
"Just one of?"
"Five years ago a new captain took control of the ship. It's value has gone down since then, but only slightly", Tiaret explained, taking care to stay vague.
"What ship do you mean, mate?"
"The Tigress."
"The Tigress? You must not get out much, luv. The Tigress is untouchable."
Tiaret's heart caught in her throat. "Why? What happened to the Tigress?"
"Have you not heard the story, Ciara? You must spend way too much time in this tavern. High on last year, the Tigress had its eye on a merchant vessel. They approached it, looking for an extra source of income. Little did they know, it was no merchant vessel they were up against. It was the Silver Shadow."
"The Tigress came up against the Silver Shadow?" Tiaret exclaimed, "Well what happened to it?"
"Calm down, luv. The Tigress got away fine, barely a scratch on 'er. But this time, it was under the command of the Silver Shadow's captain, Captain Brooks. He adopted the ship and crew into his fleet. They're now the most unstoppable pair in the ocean. You'd be mad to go up against them."
Tiaret inhaled deeply, trying to calm her nerves. The Tigress, her beautiful ship, under the command of monsters. Two monsters now. Captain Brooks, and her mutinous first mate, Laioni Echelopa.
Tiaret was devastated. "So I guess you can't help me then.sorry to waste your time." she trailed off at the grin on Jack's face.
"I said you would have to be mad to go up against them. Not that I wouldn't do it. I can help you, mate. I was just makin' sure you know what you're gettin' into. Now, if I'm to help you, I need to know everything. Everything, you hear me? What's your connection to the Tigress, Ciara?"
Tiaret sighed. Here we go.