"Bloody woman…" he muttered, seeing her take hold of the dolphin and start off again. He grimly kept on, keeping her in his sight. She finally made it to the dock, and climbed up onto it, after that, he couldn't see her. He swam up to the beach, trying to ignore the stares of the common folk, and then started walking towards the dock she had come up onto. His boots were getting uncomfortable, and squished noisily with every step he took. Yet to remove them would remove his dignity, whatever dignity he had left.
He smirked and his blue eyes gleamed as he spotted the girl. He started walking slower, to space out the squish squish sounds his boots made. His hands came down onto her shoulders. "'Ello, love."
She had hauled herself up onto the dock, after giving the dolphin an affectionate squeeze, and then collapsed. The dock wasn't very busy that day, and there were hardly any people to gawk at her, besides, she was a familiar face around these parts. She sat up after a few moments, getting her breath back. She gazed out over the ocean, and saw the small black spot that was probably the Black Knight. No one would be able to spot it at this distance, she hardly could, and she knew it was there.
She drew her knees up, looking at the harbor. The sun was setting; she always liked to see the sunrise. That David Sparrow was probably long gone by now, given up. But a small part of her disagreed that he would ever give up, he was, after all, a pirate.
She faintly heard squishing noises, but that was probably from the town boys going for a swim. They came closer, but she continued to ignore them. A pair of hands descended on her shoulders, and her heart skipped a beat. "'Ello, Love." She looked up into the smirking face of David Sparrow.
"PIRATE!!" David's hand quickly descended onto her mouth, stifling any further sounds. But it was too late, the Royal Navy guards had already taken notice of David and her. They started to amble over, at a maddeningly slow pace. She bit the hand of Sparrow, putting a lot of effort into her bite…
"Augh!" David drew back his hand, cursing. He looked up at the people around them, who by now were staring. He smiled. "Temperamental sister…" he said, then clamped a hand onto her arm, and pulled her up. "Come on, now." She resisted mightily, pulling back. She was strong for her size, it surprised David a bit, but he was still stronger than she.
"Come on," he said through gritted teeth. His other hand descended to pull her, but she suddenly twisted and got away. "Dammit!" he growled.
She stayed long enough to hear him swear, but then she was off like a rabbit. She darted through the crowds, mumbling, "S'cuse me," a million times. Behind her she head Sparrow yell, "Thief! She stole from me!" Would the Navy guards really be that thick? They had been before.
She darted through the town, aware of the friendly hellos from shopkeepers and venders. She'd lived here her whole life, and it showed by the way she ran, knowing exactly where she was going. She darted into an alley, and then began to slow down, looking at the doors that lined the alleyway. Where was it… Behind her she heard Sparrow coming. Wait- there it was. A door with a horseshoe carved onto it, the blacksmith. She smiled relievedly, then pushed the door open and ran in.
He was really close, he could have caught her by now were it not for his blasted boots, but there was no way on earth that he would remove them. He spotted her ducking into an alley and dashed after her. He reached out to grab her-
And tripped.
He sprawled onto the dusty ground, coughing at the dirt and swearing with the same breath. He glared, and then looked up just in time to spot her run into the doorway. He got up, and then looked over the door she had run into. A horseshoe… perhaps a blacksmith? He would soon find out.
He drew his sword, and then slipped into the door, sword held up guardedly. There was a hallway he had to walk down; at the end there was a door that had a grid on it of some sort. He slowly pushed it open, and leapt in, sword held up. There was the girl, all alone…