-Haytham's POV-7 Years Later-
Ayita and Connor have grown so much in the past seven years. Connor's curiosity has grown to get him into a lot of trouble but my frantic excuses have kept him from serious punishment… so far. But he continues to protect his sister in a less parental way which is good because it allows him to have more of a childhood I never did. Though I soon think it is time to introduce the Templar order to him, he has met the rest of the branch. Charles didn't take to well to it but now enjoys the boys company when I am caring for Ayita, he says that it is like talking to a more youthful me, humph. Ayita is also growing into a strong and capable young woman she certainly has her mothers beautiful looks. I am home tutoring them both, William enjoys taking them to the village and meeting the villagers. Also has started to teach me some of the common phrases of native that Connor uses…
-Connor's POV-11 Years Old-
Master's Lee and Johnson are extremely interesting. Master Lee promises to take me to see where my Father works and says that one day I will take over the business I am most curious although the beatings from Betty, the Lady who looks after us when Father cannot. She's evil. I just know it perhaps I have been reading too many books from Fathers little library but she's a demon! She's always picking on me, when I was peeking through the fence into out neighbours garden she hit me with a rule! It hurts so much, Father knows he says its for my own good and that I'll be a gentlemen once I've learnt all my lessons. Hmph.
I still feel alone, Father goes to work my sister plays with her toys but I never have anyone my age to play with, I talk with Father and Master's Lee and Johnson, Grandfather rarely when he comes round he tells me that he has a ship he could show me one day, I am extremely excited to see. I have always been interested in the ocean the stories I've read about sea monsters and the ship battles! I sneaked into Father's library and looked through some of the books, then I heard betty come in and yell at me.
"CONNOR HAYTHAM KENWAY! What did you father tell you?!" I turned to see her stern hands on hips punishment glare. I whined.
"N-not to come in here when he's not here" She nodded and got her rule out.
"Your hands on the desk palms up!" I did so and she hit them really hard, the shock went through my lumpy old burn hands and I screamed at the top of my lungs and ran out the room past my Father who chased me to my room where I had hid under the bed.
-Haytham's POV-
I got on my knees and looked under the bed. "Come out son, don't worry Betty's not going to hurt you now" Connor whined staying there with his hands close to his chest. "Come on, you can trust me, can't you Connor?" He nodded slowly after a few minutes of thinking and crawled out, I cross my legs and ruffle his hair. "May I see your hands?" He offered them to me and I saw they were red raw and lumpy. I went off to get a cool wet cloth some ointment and a roll of bandage. I enter the room again taking my place sitting back on the floor.
"I don't like her Father" He was frightened I could tell yet his voice always stayed strong. I gently dabbed the cool cloth on his hands to cool them down, he grimaced a little.
"Sorry" I then put a little ointment on them to stop the stinging pain, then bandaged them up so no more harm could come to them. "There all better" Connor smiled at me and hugged me, I felt surprised at first I mean the boy didn't really hug much only when he was truly comfortable and happy.
-Ayita's POV-
"Daddy!" I wrapped my arm's around my big brother and daddy as far as they would reach. "Hehe me and Ratonhnhaké:ton missed you so much!" I grinned big.
"I missed you two too! Now you two be good Grandpapa and Grandmamma are coming round tomorrow to see you two." I smiled, Grandpapa and Grandmamma rarely came round and when they did, they brought gifts!
"I can't wait daddy!" I giggled a lot as he kisses my forehead "Can you make us something to eat Papa? We're hungry" He nodded picking me up and taking Ratonhnhaké:ton's hand taking us both to the kitchen.
-Haytham's POV-
"What do you two want to eat, hm?" The two looked at each other like they were talking to each other without having to move their mouths.
"Bread with meats!" Ayita and Connor both said in sync.
"Ok then, sit at the table and we'll all talk of how our days went" They both nodded at me and did as I had asked them. Once I had finished getting the different meats and bread on plates I placed it on the table and sat down. They both made a sandwich and started eating. Ayita looked up after swallowing she started to speak.
"I played with my toys in a castle and ran around the house with Ratonhnhaké:ton we were pirates on the open seas! How was your day Papa?" I smiled at how imaginative and polite my daughter was.
"My day lets say was extremely eventful. Oh, by the way Connor I want to take you on a day trip so you can see how the order works. Do you like the sound of that?" He nodded smiling. "Good boy"
-Connor's POV-
YES! Finally Father is taking me to his work I am so interesting, Master Pitcairn has told me so many stories of what the order and my Father does with my own eyes! I want to join the order when I am older and make my Father and Charles proud.
-Ayita's POV-
I whined, so I'll be alone? No Ratonhnhaké:ton to keep me company. "What about me?" I looked at Papa innocently using my big brown eyes to try and persuade him to let me come also. Papa sighed giving me a rather grave expression. Well this won't be good…
-Haytham's POV-
"Your too young Ayita and it is not quite proper for a young lady like you to work in a business such as mine, a job of a woman is to marry a man and produce male offspring to carry on his family name" Ayita sighed looking down, now THAT made me fell extremely guilty, but it was the truth and I couldn't change the truth. "Sorry, sweetie. RIGHT! Anyway bedtime its getting late"
"Goodnight Father!" Connor ran up the stairs excited for the next few days.
"Night Pappy" Ayita said miserably, I sighed sitting back with my cup of tea relaxing….