Prompt: Pirate AU
"You're worth more than all the gold in the world," Nikola told her, smiling dreamily at her from where he lay in her bed, the morning sunlight catching on his dusty-brown hair and making it glimmer like his current topic of conversation.
"An admirable sentiment, Nikola," Helen said dryly as she finished dressing and strapped on her pistols and sword, "but not one that's likely to keep my ship seaworthy – now are you coming, or shall I have to drag you out to show me where this treasure of yours is?"
"My treasure is right here," he said with unexpected and rather disarming sincerity, but she mustered up a glare and he sat up and added, "Very well, my dear Helen, treasure-hunting it is."
