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Chapter 7

The Plot Thickens

That Night

Jack had left the wheel to Barbossa and made his way down to his cabin for the night. The sea had been calm that day and even though his shoulder was still extremely stiff and sore he hadn't had much trouble maneuvering the ship. She handled like a dream. After he entered the cabin he went straight for the liquor cabinet and poured himself a large mug of rum and sat at his map table. Ah, life couldn't be better, good rum, a fine ship and all that was missing was the nightly companionship of a good woman. No sooner had he thought this there was a knock at the door.

Jack raised an eyebrow and looked toward the door. "Giselle?" Jack mused.

Satya entered the room carrying a bowl of fruit.

Jack found being around this woman to be a worse torture than most he had endured. He found himself immediately wanting her to give him some 'special' attention but she seemed so uninterested. Jack had never been one to take a woman without her being a willing participant. Usually he didn't have to worry about that anyway. He had never had a problem getting the ladies. Satya though was another story. What a vexation to have such a cold fish inside the body of such a good lookin lass.

"Care for a mug of rum luv?" Jack encouraged thinking it might loosen her up a bit.

Satya laid the bowl down next to Jack and then took a seat at the table across from him.

He poured her a mug and slid it toward her watching her closely. He had seen many women in his time but she was quite possibly the most beautiful he mused. He tried fruitlessly to figure out what nationality she was because he had never seen anyone quite like her.

"So I see you didn't sleep with the crew last night mate." Jack said pulling himself out of his daze. "Probably a good thing we ought to keep it that way."

Satya took a large drink of her rum nearly finishing off her mug in one gulp. Jack was impressed. She took an apple out of the bowl and grabbed a knife that was laying on the table. With lightning speed she cut it into sections. She stood up and leaned over to hand them to Jack. When she bent to hand him the apple her shirt hung down giving him a nice view.

Jack's eyes turned large taking in the sight of her cleavage. She was doing it to him again. Did this women mean to vex him so? "No thanks mate." Jack stammered forcing his eyes away from her cleavage. It was like pulling Excalibur out of the stone.

Satya noticed where his eyes had been and his reaction and quickly stood up. She would have to watch that in the future she thought to herself. She wasn't used to being around a man so interested in her in that way.

"Think I will head down to the galley and get myself some dried beef maybe." Jack thought out loud. He needed an excuse to get away from this woman.

Without hesitation Satya stood up and motioned for Jack to stay seated. She took the fruit bowl and headed out of the room Jack presumed to go to the Galley to get the beef. Never had he had such a dedicated woman who seemed in no way interested in his manhood at all.

Down in the Galley

Satya was on her way down to the galley to retrieve some dried beef for Jack when she overheard voices. She slowed down and crept closer to listen.

Blackhorn stood in the back of the galley next to Choler, his right hand man. They were speaking very low in a near whisper.

Satya crouched down and crawled closer positioning herself behind a barrel out of sight.

"I was wondering what you were up to." Said Choler to Blackhorn. "I didn't think you would give this pirate anything in return for what was rightfully the kings to begin with."

"A means to an end dear Choler." Blackhorn sat filling his face with an orange and nuts. "In the end I never intend to let Mr. Sparrow have even his life let alone my ship or the Guia a la Recompensa."

Satya sat taking this all in. She fumed at Choler's remark that the Guia a la Recompensa belonged to the king. It was her people who had enchanted that very same compass in an effort to find a treasure of their own. It was theirs and no one else's. And Blackhorn, the evil man who had taken the compass from her people for the king in the first place, always made her blood boil.

"So, after he leaves to retrieve the Guia a la Recompensa we are to take over the crew and arrest him when he returns?" Choler summarized.

"Yes, then dear Mr. Sparrow and his crew of miscreants can be executed." Blackhorn concluded.

Satya sat there in horror. They were going to get Jack strung up she thought. I will never let that vile beast harm Jack or get his hands on the Guia a la Recompensa again. Never. Her eyes filled with tears as she remembered back to how Blackhorn had acquired it in the first place.

Choler smiled evilly. "I am glad to hear that. And the King?"

"He doesn't need to know that we retrieved the compass from Jack. There is the matter of getting rid of those of all his crew who know about the Guia a la Recompensa, then we will be free to pursue the treasure for ourselves."

Choler's grin widened at the aspect of having the entire treasure to themselves. "I can't wait to see Mr. Sparrow dance with Jack Ketch. (a/n that means to hang in pirate lingo...muahahahaha)

They think that the compass will lead them to Cortez's treasure. Satya mused. That seemed to be what everyone thought and they were somewhat right. What they didn't know was that it led to something far different and more sinister. It just so happened that Cortez's treasure, and other pirate plunder, also shared the same hiding place as this object. She thought to herself. Satya could care less about Cortez's treasure and the fools who wanted to end up with it's curse. She couldn't however let anyone get their hands on the other part ... the part she was pledged to protect.

Blackhorn and Choler talked for a bit longer then stood up and headed to the main quarters for the crew. They walked right past Satya on the way but never noticed her.

She waited for about ten minutes making sure they were definitely gone. Satya thought to herself how she would handle this new information. It wouldn't be in her best interest to react to it now. Yes, she would wait until the opportune moment. She grabbed a few pieces of dried beef and headed back to Jack's cabin.

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