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breakfast,” Jared informed me.
I nodded my head, said my goodnights and left them.
Chapter Three
“Tilia,” Esmeralda said, “Wake up.”
“No,” I muttered as I rolled over and pulled the blankets tighter around me.
“Fine, then we will leave without you,” she said.
“I’m up,” I mumbled.
“Be downstairs to breakfast in five minutes.” I got ready as fast as I could and hurried down to breakfast. I couldn’t stop yawning as I took my seat. “Why are you so tired?” she asked me.
“Couldn’t sleep.”
“Too excited for today?” Faxon asked.
I nodded my head with a smile.
Griffin and Jared were murmuring quietly to each other so I asked Esmeralda, “Did something happen?”
“Jax struck again last night,” she said, “I’m surprised you didn’t know since you’re her biggest fan.”
“I just woke up,” I reminded her.
“Well she went to a notorious pirate bar and apparently got into a fight. No one knows for sure what happened since all the pirates scattered before the guards got there, but the bartender said she was really mad about something.”
“Interesting,” I said as I folded my arms on the table and put my head down to take a quick nap.
“No elbows on the table,” Esmeralda said.
“My arms are on the table, not my elbows,” I whispered with closed eyes.
“Maybe we should tie her onto Duke so she doesn’t fall off while we’re riding,” Griffin suggested.
“I like that plan,” I said, “Then I could sleep the whole way.”
“Aren’t teenagers supposed to have lots of energy?” Jared asked.
“Only when they get enough sleep,” I said around a yawn.
“Our trip in Markleville is going to be an interesting couple of months,” Griffin said.
“Oh, what news have you heard?” Jared asked.
“Apparently the pirates are having some type of competition in the waters near there. They aren’t killing anyone, just stealing things for bragging right,” he explained with a frown.
“It’s called the Treasure Heist Festival,” I explained since he didn’t know, “They all pick an item and hide it on their ship with a red marker on it so it is obvious which item they chose and they are supposed to protect it and try to steal the other pirates’ items as well. They can only steal the specified item from each captain and nothing else. The captain with the most treasures is pronounced the winner and gets to choose one crew member from any of the other participating captain’s ships.”
“You are full of surprises,” Faxon whispered.
“I saw the Festival once when I was eight,” I told them with my head still on my arms and my eyes closed. “They also hold parties almost every night and anyone is welcome to come. The townspeople join in and drink, dance, and sing with them. They aren’t allowed to steal from each other during the parties either; it’s part of their code.”
“Your father took you to one when you were eight?” Griffin asked.
“It was on his island,” I said truthfully, “He even participated and ended up stealing the most treasures that year and earned respect from all of the other pirates.”
“Where is your father’s island?” Griffin asked.
I shrugged. “I don’t remember. I just know it is really far away from here.” I paused and said, “I think it took a week to get here, but I was ten so everything felt like it took forever.”
“Did you participate in the festival?” Esmeralda asked.
“I danced with the pirates and ate with them. I even snuck a drink of whiskey from one, but it was too strong and made me gag, which they found hilarious.”
“Your father seems pretty lenient,” Griffin said.
“Like I said, the pirates respected my dad so they didn’t even think about hurting me. They acted like pseudo fathers and I even learned a few fighting techniques that they said I might be able to learn once I could use magic.” I paused and wondered if I could use them now.
“Who was your
I nodded my head, said my goodnights and left them.
Chapter Three
“Tilia,” Esmeralda said, “Wake up.”
“No,” I muttered as I rolled over and pulled the blankets tighter around me.
“Fine, then we will leave without you,” she said.
“I’m up,” I mumbled.
“Be downstairs to breakfast in five minutes.” I got ready as fast as I could and hurried down to breakfast. I couldn’t stop yawning as I took my seat. “Why are you so tired?” she asked me.
“Couldn’t sleep.”
“Too excited for today?” Faxon asked.
I nodded my head with a smile.
Griffin and Jared were murmuring quietly to each other so I asked Esmeralda, “Did something happen?”
“Jax struck again last night,” she said, “I’m surprised you didn’t know since you’re her biggest fan.”
“I just woke up,” I reminded her.
“Well she went to a notorious pirate bar and apparently got into a fight. No one knows for sure what happened since all the pirates scattered before the guards got there, but the bartender said she was really mad about something.”
“Interesting,” I said as I folded my arms on the table and put my head down to take a quick nap.
“No elbows on the table,” Esmeralda said.
“My arms are on the table, not my elbows,” I whispered with closed eyes.
“Maybe we should tie her onto Duke so she doesn’t fall off while we’re riding,” Griffin suggested.
“I like that plan,” I said, “Then I could sleep the whole way.”
“Aren’t teenagers supposed to have lots of energy?” Jared asked.
“Only when they get enough sleep,” I said around a yawn.
“Our trip in Markleville is going to be an interesting couple of months,” Griffin said.
“Oh, what news have you heard?” Jared asked.
“Apparently the pirates are having some type of competition in the waters near there. They aren’t killing anyone, just stealing things for bragging right,” he explained with a frown.
“It’s called the Treasure Heist Festival,” I explained since he didn’t know, “They all pick an item and hide it on their ship with a red marker on it so it is obvious which item they chose and they are supposed to protect it and try to steal the other pirates’ items as well. They can only steal the specified item from each captain and nothing else. The captain with the most treasures is pronounced the winner and gets to choose one crew member from any of the other participating captain’s ships.”
“You are full of surprises,” Faxon whispered.
“I saw the Festival once when I was eight,” I told them with my head still on my arms and my eyes closed. “They also hold parties almost every night and anyone is welcome to come. The townspeople join in and drink, dance, and sing with them. They aren’t allowed to steal from each other during the parties either; it’s part of their code.”
“Your father took you to one when you were eight?” Griffin asked.
“It was on his island,” I said truthfully, “He even participated and ended up stealing the most treasures that year and earned respect from all of the other pirates.”
“Where is your father’s island?” Griffin asked.
I shrugged. “I don’t remember. I just know it is really far away from here.” I paused and said, “I think it took a week to get here, but I was ten so everything felt like it took forever.”
“Did you participate in the festival?” Esmeralda asked.
“I danced with the pirates and ate with them. I even snuck a drink of whiskey from one, but it was too strong and made me gag, which they found hilarious.”
“Your father seems pretty lenient,” Griffin said.
“Like I said, the pirates respected my dad so they didn’t even think about hurting me. They acted like pseudo fathers and I even learned a few fighting techniques that they said I might be able to learn once I could use magic.” I paused and wondered if I could use them now.
“Who was your
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