Chapter 2 The First Clue
A week out, there was still no sign of Jack. Yet, for all the dead ends, Leah knew Jack was sailing in his dingky; in search of the Fountain of Youth and the Pearl as a secondary search. Kas and Marcus became fast friednds; a rare thing among pirates. Leah had Hunter in the carrying basket on her beck as she went about her business. Then, a sparrow landed on the railing near Kas and Marcus. It began sailing and the two novice pirates looked at each other; curious about the bird. When Leah heard the sparrow's song, she looked to see where it was. When she spotted it, Leah noticed something tied to a leg. She whistled and the sparrow flew over to Leah and allowed her to take off the paper before it flew off.
"What is it," Marcus asked.
"Our first clue. Yung!"
Aye, Cap'n?"
"I have a need to go up river."
Leah held Hunter in her arms while Kas and Marcus rowed the longboat up river. She knew from the clue that the first place to begin was the shack Calypso used when she was bound to her bones as Tia Dalma. Once the longboat reached it, Leah went in first; searching for the clue's answer.
"What are we looking for," Yung asked.
"Not sure. We'll know when we find it."
Leah had a feeling of what they were looking for, but was not sure until they found it. The shack was dusty from over ten years of nonuse; the floor was even layered in the dust.
"Be careful," Leah said. "The whole place could fall on us."
Kas bumped into a desk-like table and knocked something to the floor; throwing dust into the air when it fell. She picked it up and saw it was a compass. But upon further inspection, she saw it did not point north.
"Lousy compass. Doesn't point north," she said before tossing it back onto the table.
"Let me see that compass, Kas," Leah said, walking over.
Kas took up the compass and handed it to the captain. Leah studied it and noticed a number of features was like Jack's. When she opened it, the pointer spun until it stopped. She knew it was pointing to either where Jack was or the Fountain itself.
"What's the heading," Marcus asked.
"Lets return to the Dragon first."
If this compass was the twin of Jack's, then they would be led to Jack.