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Chapter-6 The "Talk"

"And ummm... thats why you need to be careful" Boot Strap finishes, his face an extraordinary shade of red. Though I am sure I don't look much different, and suddenly I realize my mouth is hanging open. I close it quickly and just sit there.

"Well lets go up in deck and see if the others are back" he says, quickly standing up and leaving.

I had never known those things before, and I found it...well I don't quite know what. I had spent all of my grownup life struggling to survive without getting hurt by what I hunted. I had pounced a very young deer once and even then I almost didn't get it, it very nearly got me. I had learned to be wild, and not to feel sorry for what I killed. If a human could catch it then it must have been to weak to live very long anyway. I would have to let them know that I was no weakling, I would not get caught.

I head up on deck to see the others have indeed come back, but they don't have anyone with them. Instead they are carrying trunks with them. The captain looks very pleased with himself.

"Adara!" he calls "come see what we have found for you-uh"

I walk over as they pop open the trunks, the smallest one has undergarments and a tiny box, which has a small amount of nice looking jewelry. And the two biggest have all sorts of clothes inside them, dresses, skirts, blouses, and even some pants. Everything is pale in color, blues, pinks, yellows, greens, and lavender. I gasp it was all so pretty.

"Thank you sir" I whisper to him, wincing at the 'sir' part .

"You are welcome-uh" he says smugly "and we didn't even have to steal it, we found it on board an abandoned vessel"

I don't even give time to think, I rush up to him and give him a hug. Surprising the captain and myself, I pull away slowly looking up into his eyes, knowing I am blushing I look down.

"Sorry" I apologize looking around and seeing the others are in a state of shock.

The captain just turns around and walks off, shouting to the others to put my clothes in his room so they don't get damaged. I look up at Boot Strap as everyone suddenly jumps to do as the captain ordered. He just looks at me, and pats my shoulder. So I am left on my own, I wander off as well.

A few hours later I head towards the galley, as I get nearer I hear them talking. So I wait outside wanting to hear the conversation, I peer through the crack in the door.

"She has attached herself to the captain" this is the one with the spikes on his face.

"She has a wild look about her, don't you think?" asks the shark headed one.

"Yeah, I walked up to her a few days ago and she whirled around and growled at me" says the guy that I noticed whips the others a lot, he had in fact tried to sneak up on me but I saw his shadow and was able to warn him off. For a moment I felt like I was back in the forest.

I lean closer to the door so I can hear them talk, when I hear a voice very near my ear.

"Eavesdropping-uh eh?" I turn around so quickly I feel dizzy, and I find myself looking up into the blue eyes of the captain "I heard the whole thing too-uh" his tentacle beard moving with what seems to be amusement.

"I want to apologize again-uh" he says softly "I know you were just thanking me for the gifts"

I give him a smile and touch his hand, his eyes go big again and I start to worry that I set him off again.

"How can you be so forgiving?" he asks me surprise in his face.

"Why should I hurt myself with hate? Holding a grudge against someone will only hurt me" is my simple answer.

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