Chapter 28 - Can't Swim

Eloise bit her lips. If it was just her she could have easily escaped by knocking the man in front of her, but now she had Odette with her. She glanced back at the man and at the man is front.

"Don't worry your pretty head, lass, there is no way out. Grindal catch them," he said with a small smile.

The burly man rushed forward to catch them, but Eloise sidestepped and kicked his foot. There was a sharp pain in her shin, but she ignored this and continued punching and kicking him. The man lost his bearing for a second. She took the chance to push him and rush away with Odette.

The pirate dressed in silk watched her with his eyes wide open. "When did you white lasses learn to fight?" he chuckled.

He gripped the rope around his waist and jumped down, hanging on the side of the ship. He horizontally walked on the side of the ship and challengingly gazed at her. "There is no hope of escape. Why even try, come with me. I would make you my queen."

"Who the fuck wants that!! Eloise threw her sheath on his face and took a right into the corridor. "Odette, do you know where this way leads to?"

"To... the deck, miss,"

"Shit!" Eloise checked the other ways, but all of them had a sailor fighting with a pirate. She did not want to go anywhere close to them, so she ran ahead into the deck.

Under the shinning moonlight she saw him, Duke Raymond holding a blood-stained sword. Anyone who got close to him got slashed and blood splattered everywhere.

Odette silently sobbed.

"Don't cry, this is nothing. Its... just blood," Eloise swallowed back the bile that had risen up her throat. "Odette, do you know of any room with latches close by?" she expectantly glanced at her, but the little maid was not in a state to answer.

"Goodness,"

All around them she heard pirates roaring and soldiers fighting. Swords clashed and blood dripped down everywhere.

She pulled Odette back to the way they came from, but the burly man stood just a few feet away from them. "I'm gonna fucking kill you lass."

Eloise did not have any other option. "Duke!! Raymond!!! Here!!" she shouted aloud.

Raymond glanced back to find the little girl surrounded by pirates. 'I told her not to leave her room,' he killed his way through to her.

Seeing him approach, Eloise had a wide smile on her face. 'Wow, can anyone make killing look any sexier,'

Suddenly she felt a hand on her waist.

The silk shirt pirate gripped her tightly. "Sorry Duke, feisty women are my type." he tugged at his rope. "Bring it up!"

All of a sudden, she was airborne. "ahh! Let go!!!' she glared back at him.

"Lass, I can give you all the gold you want." he chuckled softly next to her ear.

Eloise recoiled in disgust. 'Did he think I'm an easy target to bully? I'll show him.' she secretly pulled out her dagger and looked at him a dazzling smile. "I don't want out gold cuz I have a fucking cabinet full," she head butted him.

'His head was harder than a fucking coconut. Ahhh it hurts so bad.'

While he was still dazed, she stabbed the right side of his stomach.

He looked at her with his eyes wide open.

"Bye bye." Eloise gripped the rope tightly and pushed him off into the deep dark ocean. "I did it!! can you believe I did that!!" She glanced at her blood soaked hands a sighed. "I shouldn't feel happy after hurting someone but darn that felt good,"

She glanced down and waved at Raymond. "I'm fine!!"

He smiled at her softly, but soon his smile melted away. "Let go!! Let go now!!" he shouted.

Eloise looked at him, perplexed. 'Boy if I let go now I would fall into the ocean. I can't fucking swim,' she thought, but outside she smiled at him. "It's okay, I can hold on,"

"Eloise! Let go!" he shouted and ran to the corner of the ship.

Eloise saw his figure grow smaller. 'Eh.... what is this....' she glanced to the dark ship to find its sailing away in the opposite direction.

"Shit!" she glanced down then at the pirate's ship. Few of the pirates noticed her and started pulling her rope with a lecherous smile.

'I can't let go, nor can I board there. Mommy help.' she glanced towards the small figure of Raymond. "I can't swim!!!"