Chapter 11: Fascination

“What did you do?” Julietta asked, her eyes stretched wide in shock.

“I’m protecting you from these scoundrels!” Emile replied as he stepped up close to the nearest fisherman.

“I know these people!” Julietta exclaimed. She walked up to Emile quickly and pulled at his arm. They are just chatting with me and helping me with information,” she explained, gesturing impatiently with her hands.

Emile stood there, with a frown on his face. He looked at the men, scanning them from head to toe in confusion.

“You know these people?” he asked incredulously. “Aren’t they trying to rob you?”

“No, I’ve seen them before and they recognized me,” Julietta answered speaking slowly, trying hard to calm her friend down. “We were just discussing someone else whom we also have in common,” she added.

Emile looked her as if she had lost her mind.

“Who could you possibly have in common?” he asked with disbelief written clearly on his face.