The man frowned, forgetting that the clothing covering his hand was gone now and sighed heavily, going back on the land. ''Yeah, I've been marked. It was the price to pay to stay alive and to bring my ship back from the depths. I sold my soul to the devil and I owe him thirteen years of servitude on his ship.'' He put his shirt back on and his boots, not covering the mark anymore. ''The thing is that I was always running away and he placed this mark on me the last time we met, giving me a certain amount of time to find souls who would serve him on his ship...the orphans. I wanted to sacrifice these children instead of sacrificing myself. This is the kind of pirate that I was...or that I still am, I don't know. That's why I know that my crew and the others are safe, he's after me.''
Ciel listened and widened his eyes slightly. So the man was going to be stuck with the devil for thirteen years? He let himself dry for a bit before putting on his shoes and shirt back on. "Oh.. So... So I'm one of those souls who should've been there instead of you. It's not like I wouldn't agree to go instead of you though." He wrapped his arms around the man, hugging him tightly. "I'm sorry that you had to go through this and I wish you wouldn't have to sacrifice anything just because you don't want to do it." He looked up. "But we need to get you out of that contract now.. So we'll need to find people who are tired of living to send there, I can be the first one of them."
Sebastian widened his eyes when Ciel hugged him, he didn't expect the boy to react like that, quite the opposite actually. '' Don't say such things, your life is worth way more than mine. I would never send you to serve a monster in my stead. I'm tired of being a coward who just runs away.'' He hugged him back, smiling slightly before taking the fruits that they didn't eat the day before. '' Eat something, we'll find a way to go back to the sea today. If this 'man' took my crew and your father, then I think I know where he is going to go.'' He tooks some bananas and berries before going back in the house to make sure he had supplies.
"But you will die if you won't run away.. And I don't want you to die." Ciel looked up at the man and moved closer to him. "Oh, yeah." He nodded and took the berries before following the man to the house. He ate the berries slowly, smiling slightly at Sebastian. "I... If we don't have much time, then can I stay with you for as long as I can?" He looked up at the male and moved closer to him, kissing Sebastian's cheek. "I don't want to lose you." He whispered and bit his lip. "Not to that man, not to kraken and not to anything else."
The man smiled gently at Ciel's words and wrapped his arms around him once again. ''You're warming up my heart boy, It's been a long time since someone managed to do that.'' He pulled away to look at Ciel. ''I'm a pirate, I can't always avoid the sea...navigating is my life. I need to find my crew... To be honest I don't care much about your father but I'll find him for you.'' He placed a kiss on Ciel's forehead. ''I need you and your brain to get there.'' He gave the boy's gun back to him. ''I got your back, you got mine, aye? There must be a boat somewhere if there's no ship. ''
Ciel smiled slightly and looked away. "I'm not telling you to avoid sea, since I know that it would be impossible for you." He sighed softly. "You don't have to find him. I don't like him anymore." He frowned and bit his lip. "But I know that I will feel guilty if we won't find him." He blushed when the man kissed his forehead. "You will always have me by your side, Sebastian. Don't worry about it." He took the gun and nodded. "Okay. Let's go and find a boat." He began walking around the island with the male. "Sebastian... I think I like you."
Sebastian grinned and winked playfully. ''Ah see? I knew it. You're telling the truth without rum now, I think you're trusting me a bit as well. But I prefered when you called me captain.'' He chuckled when he saw the pout on Ciel's face. ''I'm kidding of course.'' They walked inland again until they reached the other side of the island and the man sighed. ''Why would anyone come here? There's nothing on this small piece of land.'' Just as he said that he heard some voices and bend down. ''Other pirates...but where is there ship?'' He whispered, gesturing Ciel to follow him quietly as they were walking away. He walked on the beach for a moment before seeing a small boat. ''Better that then nothing, we must hurry.'' He pushed the boat in the water with Ciel and got in, taking the oars.
Ciel rolled his eyes. "I won't call you captain." He pouted and sighed. "I don't think anyone's here." He heard someone talk and he bent down with the man, carefully looking around. "I-I don't even imagine." He whispered. He stepped behind Sebastian carefully, afraid to get caught. He got in the boat next to the male and he sighed softly, relieved that they managed to get a boat. "Where are we going then? I mean which island do you want to go to? I have the map memorized, so I can easily help you get there."
''Hey you! Come back here!'' The men yelled, starting to shoot the boat. ''Get down!'' He lowered Ciel's head before lowering his own and continued to row. Once they were far enough, he sat normally again and sighed softly. ''Well, that went better than I expected.'' He chuckled before thinking for a moment. ''Can you replace Illirya in your head? If you can tell me where this island is, I will be able to find the other one.'' He said, looking at the boy. Once he realized that they were far from the land and in deep water now, he started feeling less comfortable.
Ciel held onto the man tightly as he lowered his head, closing his eyes. He sat back up once they were far away and looked at the man. "Yeah." He smiled. He thought for a moment before slowly standing up in the boat, looking around the sea. "Hm... Illirya, you say." He hummed in thought. "I know where it is. Do you have a compass, of do I need to show you where to go?" He pointed at the south. "Go there, it should he somewhere between south and east." He said with a small smile before he sat down on the man's lap. "It will take long.. Probably. We need a better ship and some food with water or we'll die."