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An unexpected visit

Isyla knocked on a door. It took a moment but it finally opened and I was astonished to see who our new host would be. "Soren? Isyla how or rather when did you even find them?" She smiled and Soren let us in with a tight hug each. "I may or may not have followed them when I ran to get us another bottle of rum right after. I'm glad I did though." Soren groggily wiped his eyes. "You two can sleep in here, Sorry we don't have any more beds, Usually it's just the boys and I, I have Roger's bed if you guys are comfortable taking that together or i can give you my bed too." Isyla and I decided to share the one. "Alright, Shaw will be here in the morning, we were supposed to meet you both tomorrow anyways but I guess this is even safer. Get some sleep, I'm in the other room if you need Mako or I. Dear god it's been so long. I've missed you girls." He hugged us tightly once more before turning in. Isyla and I started undressing and got under the covers together. It was silent for a while and I couldn't sleep. Too many memories from tonight replaying in my head. I started shaking and tears started rolling down the side of my face. Isyla turned over and pulled me into a hug. "What happened Loveshark?" "I don't even care that Shanks tried to do us in, I caught Rory- Rorick... in one of the rooms undressing a bar maid." I cried and Isyla consoled me. "I'm so sorry Cal, you don't deserve this." I cried through the night until finally I fell asleep from exhaustion.

I woke up to the smell of something delightful and early morning sunlight streaming through the shutters. Isyla was already up and dressed. I started pulling on clothes before capturing my hair and tying it off with a cord. I made my way into the living area. Shaw was sipping on tea, Soren was tearing into a meat pie, and Mako was still trying to get out of bed. I sighed. Here came the explaining. Shaw waited for me to begin. I tore into a roll of bread and sat at one of the stools and tried to gather my thoughts. I explained everything. From the moment we were taken but they were pulled away by father and the crew. How first we were prisoners but then when we hit one of the last stages of our bodies becoming women, we were starting to be kept like guests. With the exception of hard weaponry training. How the men that stole us eventually felt so bad enough to the point where if we had to live with them for the rest of our lives, we forgave them. How shanks promised me to his son and how I willingly went because I had fallen for the one person I should have kept hating to this very day. How we basically gave up any thought of being reunited with our siblings. How Shanks sent someone to kill us and how the man I fell for, was cheating on me with some bar maid. Soren gaped at us. Mako had finally mulled his way out to hear the story and just slunk himself the the floor. Shaw was tapping her fingers on the table. I kept my eyes on the table. "Caly, look at me." Shaw spoke. I glanced up at her. She had a sad smile on her face. "You both have been through so much I can't imagine what your emotions have been going through the past five years. I'll probably never understand how you fell for Rorick, but the heart wants what the heart wants. I don't know if Father or I could ever forgive him but if that is who you want to be with-" "No stop. We are done. Rorick and I...... We are not together anymore not after last night....I threw the ring at his head after screaming at him after I found him with the barmaid and his father's assassin trying to kill Isyla and I. Please, let's move on from Rorick." She nodded. "If that's the case, what are your plans now? I know Father would be overjoyed to see you both." I looked at Isyla. "We want to come with you if that's alright, we just have something to take care of that might require some help. Isyla and I have both made some serious weapons to sell and all of them are on shanks ship. We want to get them back so that he can't learn from them and sell more." Shaw and Soren nodded. "You can use our men for the recovery. It'll have to be stealth. How many weapons are we talking?" Isyla winced and spoke up. "Well, Caly has a good hundred or so cutlasses left on board in our quarters and mine.....well let's just say there's a room full of barrells and crates of explosives." All three of them had shocked looks on their faces. "Shaw, We may have to use his help." Soren said. Shaw nodded in agreement. "Aye. Mako, run a message to Killian, we need to borrow his skills and some of his men." Mako nodded and ran out the door. Isyla and I looked back at Shaw and Soren with our brows arched. She smirked and said "You've met Killian. You'll see." We finished breakfast and got washed up and dressed. We met back in the main room and Mako came in the front door. "Everyone ready? You two, put on the cloaks. We can't have anyone seeing you." We nodded and threw the cloaks on. We all left the house and with Shaw on point, mako on the rear and Soren with us in the middle, we started making our way towards the blue district.