"Father! Turn this ship around! Will is still on the Isle De Muerta and should we simply sail home to Port Royal we would be condemning him to death!"
"It is the boy's own fault for engaging in piracy."
"To rescue Annie and I! Had it not been for him, who is to say that I would have survived the night?!"
Elizabeth was fuming now. As was I. I was so angry that my face was streaming with tears of pain, sadness and anger. I was also holding onto the young Lt Adrian Calder for support, who seemed to rather enjoy the fact that I was clutching his shoulders tightly.
"Yes and for that I am thankful, but going off and gallivanting around with Mr Sparrow is completely unacceptable and I cannot ignore that." Barked our father, going red in the face.
"Captain." Mumbled Jack, winning a glare from Norrington.
"Father, please!" I begged.
"I will hear no more of this , Annabelle! When I let you go from the Commodore's office that day, I thought that you would at least handle the situation with decency and not go running off with Sparrow and Turner!"
"Please, father…I…I love him." I said, barely above a whisper.
A gasp rang through the crew and I heard Adrian swear.
"I KNEW IT!" Shouted Jack, winning another of Norrington's famous glares. "Sorry.."
I seriously didn't know why everyone was so surprised, I had been in love with Will since he was first hauled onto the Dauntless 8 years ago.
Norrington looked appalled.
"In love with a pirate! I have never heard anything so absurd!"
His fierce retort made me stumble back against Adrian, who caught me quickly.
"Oi! Don' go insultin' me friend, Will! 'E's no' a pirate!" Yelled Jack.
Now Norrington really lost his temper. "If I were you Mister Sparrow," He sneered. "Then I would hold my tongue, or Twill be more then a hanging for you!"
"HOW DARE YOU!"
At first I thought I had been the one to scream the words, then I noticed Elizabeth striding towards Norrington, fire blazing in her eyes.
"How dare you!" She said again. " First you sit and do nothing while I am kidnapped by pirates, who were willing to slit my throat. Then you condemn an innocent man to death and insult my sister for loving him. And now you threaten to injure the one man who was willing to stand up to you! You are truly the blackguard, Commodore, and I'm sorry my father was blind to see you clearly! Now on my word, TURN THIS SHIP AROUND!"
I had never seen anyone as pale as Norrington was right now. He actually looked fearful as my brave sister barked in his face. Shakily, he looked toward my father for council and on the nod he received, worded orders for Elizabeth's wish to be carried out.
With a smirk, Elizabeth turned her back to him and waltzed into the Captain's Cabin, leaving the idle half of the crew, including Jack and I, gaping after her in shock.
Jack was first to break the silence. "Well, at least we get ta save Will."
Norrington finally composed himself. "Mister Sparrow, for the rest of the voyage to the Isle De Muerta, you will spend the entire time contemplating the meaning of the phrase 'Silent as the grave'."
Harsh.
