Ahoy, mates.
This is probably going to be a somewhat shorter chapter. But we'll see how it goes.
See first chapter for disclaimer.
Chapter 3
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He found that he couldn't stop looking in the mirror.
He had never been a vain man, never cared too much about his reflection. Sure, he did make sure he looked appropriate. It was nessecary, for a man of his rank. But he had never spent so much time in front of the mirror as he did these past few days.
Norrington was himself again, and he could hardly look away. He found himself tracing the lines of his face, fixing his powdered wig, his hat, the collar of his jacket. Polishing his boots, his sword, his pistol. Every button shone. He had regained his rank, and he would be damned if he lost it again.
He missed... something, though. Something he couldn't place. Something tugged at him, gnawing away, and, frustrated, he turned away from the mirror.
Why was it that he couldn't look himself in the eye?
Ever since striking the deal with Beckett- the heart of Davy Jones in exhange for his title- he had been avoiding his own accusing gaze. He felt dirty. But he was helping the right side, wasn't he? He was upholding justice and honour, and fighting those filthy pirates was what he was meant to do... wasn't it?
It wasn't.
Because Beckett was as bad as the pirates. Worse than the pirates. Worse than Will and Gibbs and even Jack... and, of course, worse than Elizabeth.
He smirked, realizing he had classified Elizabeth as a pirate, then his smirk faded as he heard voices from the hall of his house. Servants, gossiping, but a certain name caught his ear- "Mr. Swann."
"I heard he's been locked up."
"By Beckett?"
"Who else?" The servant snorted. "Locking up the governer... shame. He was a good man."
Norrington cleared his throat, and the servants, hearing him, scattered. But he barely noticed as he finished strapping on his uniform, and, placing his hat squarely on his head, he faced the mirror once more. In a swift flourish, he knocked his hat and wig to the ground, shook his head, and stared himself in the eye for a long moment, before turning on his heel and stalking into the hall.
To find Governor Swann.
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