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The Pearl sailed effortlessly over the waters and around the island of Sicily, only a few more days away from its destination. Jack watched as his crew manned the ship and saw Costantina at the other end, starring out to sea. Her eyes seemed locked upon the island, almost as if wishing she herself were there.
"Gibbs." Jack yelled and his first mate came running to the wheel.
"Ay captain." The older man asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Take the wheel." Jack walked from the wheel and slowly made his way down the stairs, eyes still drawn to Costantina. A wind blew and rustled her hair, blowing the curls behind her body and into the air. As Jack closed the distance between the two, Costan glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.
"What Sparrow." She watched him guardedly, not trusting the pirate or the large smile he wore upon his face.
"I think that since we seem to be almost there, it's about time you disclose that promised information to me." Costan rested her elbows on the side and leaned forward, starring into the clear blue sea.
"And I think, I'll choose to not disclose said information." Jack frowned and leaned over the girl, purposely invading her space.
"And I think." He said stressing the start of his sentence while whispering in her ear, causing her to shiver. "That you'll not leave this ship under good pretense unless said information you promised is willing disclosed without the intent of either lying or trying to hinder me from reaching my destination." Costan pushed back and Jack swayed away from her.
"Words like yours would never confuse a literate like I." Costan turned and her pale green eyes shined with amusement, causing Jack to smile himself.
"Well it seems we be at a standstill." Costan raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms over her chest, leaning back against the rail.
"Why would you say that Sparrow." Jack leaned forward, placing a hand on both her sides.
"Captain Sparrow love." He tilted his head to the side and continued speaking. "A standstill because as I said, you'll stay on this boat until I'm satisfied with your knowledge." Costan frowned a moment and turned away from Jack.
"According to your pirate's code, you honor-." Jack turned her back towards him and smirked, alarming Costan.
"Last time I checked, princesses don't follow pirate scum codes." She grew angry and pushed Jack away from her.
"You'll learn nothing." She went to brush past him and he grabbed her upper arm.
"Don't make me hurt you love, this is important for Captain Jack and I'd rather not harm such a heavenly lady." Costan pulled her arm from him and walked to the captain's quarters.
"Dinner tonight." She said stopping out the door and turning her head to the side to see him nod back. She entered the room and slammed the door shut behind her. Jack placed his hands behind his head and smirked up at the hot sun.
"Captain Jack always gets what he wants." He murmured to himself before stepping back to the wheel and dismissing Gibbs.
Illyria watched the sea ahead of her as her ship drew closer to the rocky path and the whirlpool which was in its vicinity. She shook her head and turned towards the little girl whom held the crews safety upon her neck.
"Where is our course?" The girl smiled secretly and walked to the edge of the ship, glancing over the side into the water, almost as if searching for something.
"Stay near Scylla she will do us less harm than Charybdis." Illyria shouted the course to her crew and they turned the ship more towards the rocky formation of Scylla.
"Know that your life depends on your actions." Illyira said, leaning down and speaking quietly into Margaret's ear. She walked away from the girl and took her place at the wheel, nodding to Salvotory whom approached her.
"You would willingly follow the girl to her death?" Illyria's eyes passed over Sal with little interest and he knew her answer.
"The crew is not sure of your decision; I hear the murmurs at night." Salvotory saw her hands tighten around the wheel and anger shining in her eyes.
"The crew is not the captain are they, have I not got us through other dangers? This is the biggest treasure Salvotory; their minds could never grasp the size of it." He walked over to her and placed a tanned hand upon her shoulder which she coldly shrugged off. He turned to go back down the steps until her voice stopped him.
"How do you feel about it?" He knew even though her mind was set she still sought a bit of approval from him.
"My death may lie ahead of me, but I will always follow my captain." His blue eyes met her own and she knew what emotion he was casting her. Salvotory walked down the steps and began calling orders to the crew to keep the ship steady and from entering Charybdis.
The child now walked up the stairs to Illyria and she glanced at the girl warily.
"What do you want?" Margaret smiled and she removed her necklace from under her shirt, which Illyria noticed was taking on a blue tinge from its dull grey color.
"My trinket does much more than open a door. It shows the feelings that some have for each other." Illyria turned her body away defensively but Margaret only walked around her to the other side.
"You see?" She held up the necklace which was turning two reds, deep crimson at the top fading into a lighter red. "Anger, hate turning into love. You repress your emotions and only show the ones that are easily accepted. You love that man." Margaret pointed to Salvotory whom had his back turned to them.
"I love the sea." Illyria simply stated, dismissing the girl with a wave of her hand. As she was walking down the stairs Margaret turned her head to the side.
"Or those also love it." She ran the rest of the way and skipped over to Salvotory whom smiled at the young girl, engaging her in conversation. Margaret's words rang through Illyria's head as she watched the two, briefly imaging some sort of life she could have, one with a husband and child. Though anytime she saw this life, the husband was never Salvotory, always someone else.
Jack entered his quarters and saw a dinner had been laid out for the two already and Costantina sat in her chair across from the seat he was to take. Smirking, he moved his seat until it was next to hers and also moved his plate. The girl eyed him warily but said nothing, only scooting her seat over a bit more away from him.
"No need to be scared love, I don't bite." He threw her a smile dazzling to other woman but only frustrating to her.
"On to business Sparrow." She said folding a napkin across her lap.
"Captain darling, please." He sat back and began to laden his plate with food.
"As I was saying Sparrow." She said emphasizing her lack of the word captain. "We are going to sail between Scylla and Charybdis, keeping nearer to Charybdis. With my presence onboard no members will be taken nor will the ship be swallowed. My ring." Which she slowly removed from her finger and held up for Jack to see. He noticed it was a pearl grey but in the shape of a trident. He went to take it from her but she immediately moved it from his grasp.
"My ring will keep us safe. My sister's necklace opens the door at Scylla while mine opens the door at Charybdis." Jack began to open his mouth while Costan quickly held up a hand.
"Don't speak until I'm done, you'll confuse yourself even more." He raised an eyebrow but sat back in his chair, taking a long sip from his goblet of rum.
"My sister will be traveling through the mountains to the door of Scylla and when she unlocks that door, a light will shine into Charybdis that will signal to me to open my door. We will have to be close enough to the whirlpool to drop my ring as far into the center as we can. This ship will also have to escape the whirlpool before we are sucked into the middle." Costantina drank from her own goblet and Jack took that as his opportunity to speak.
"Let me get this straight lass. Your sister opens one door near Scylla, some light shines into the whirlpool, we enter it, you drop your ring in, we exit and the actual trident just appears?" Jack used his hands to motion the travel of light from one spot to the other causing Costantina to laugh.
"Oh Jack, if it were only that simple. You clearly did not do your research on what you seek." Jack frowned, a piece of meat only inches from his mouth and he put his fork down on the plate.
"What?" He plainly asked, confused again by what she said. Costan's eyes took on a dangerous glint and his hand slid down to his waist and onto his pistol.
"We are only the beginning, our brother is the end." She placed an apple slice into her mouth and we momentarily watched with interest as she devoured it.
"I don't quite get what your saying love." Jack's hand slipped away from his pistol as he resumed eating.
"We show the path to the true dangers. What we reveal is where the trident lies, but our brother has the key to its last door and only he can pass what guards it." Costantina watched as Jack opened his mouth only to close it again.
"So I'm not getting my trident?" She smirked and leaned forward, taunting him.
"No you're not getting your trident from us Jack." He stood and she leaned back in her seat.
"We'll then, said brother of yours lives where?" Costantina shrugged and raised an eyebrow.
"No idea Jack, only my father knows that." Jack began pacing and glanced up at Costantina and realized what he had agreed to and she smirked.
"Exactly, you're not to set foot upon Sicily, terms you agreed to love." She said sarcastically while Jack frowned again. He grew anger at her cunning and growled at her.
"Infernal chit!" He quickly strode from the cabin and took his place at the wheel again dismissing Gibbs. Jack took his compass out and noticed it still did not have a set point, rotating in front of him towards Scylla and Charybdis and then slightly more left, towards his cabin. Slapping his head in annoyance, he leaned it against the wheel.
"I left the bloody rum in the cabin." He heard a bottle smash and groaned in frustration, knowing the wrench had done it on purpose.
An eerie silence hung upon the Tigers Eye as she sailed close to Scylla. They had reached closer distance an hour again and no crew members had been snatched off the boat. Margaret had her eyes closed as the ocean's spray hit her face and the rocks of Scylla loomed closer and closer. Finally they were in rowing distance.
"Margaret." Illyria called as her men readied a small rowing boat. The child walked over to her and took the offered hand as Salvotory helped her into the row boat.
"Will my crew be safe without you on board?" Margaret nodded and turned away from Illyria whose was relieved at the information.
"Until sundown I am not needed on the boat." Illyria turned and grew anger, glancing at the sky and knowing there were only a few more hours until sundown.
"What?" Her voice laced with venom as she grabbed the girls face and turned her back the other way.
"In the dark the monster lurks, waiting for the unsuspecting." She quoted, the old tale of Scylla snatching unsuspecting sailors from their ship. Illyria closed her eyes and brought her hand to her head.
"Will we be back before then?" Margaret nodded and Illyria climbed into the boat, Salvotory climbing in with her. Two other men entered and the crew began lowering the boat down until it was in the water. Illyria called one last order to them, ensuring their safety.
"Stay near enough that I can see you when I return us, but get as far from Scylla and Charybdis as you can." The men nodded and agreed, not hesitating to sail from the twin dangers.
"Off we go." Margaret happily said as the two men eyed the rocks that had an unnatural air about them. They began rowing as Illyria was consumed by her thoughts and Salvotory watched for any strange signs. Illyria's hair blew in the wind and her eyes took on a life that had long been exasperated from them.
You'll soon be mine, and none will stand against me.