Lost At Sea

@ BearGirl
The moment that charlotte came, was like a magical moment. The knowledge that he had caused her such a great deal of bliss made Nate extremely happy. Knowing that she would feel such an intense feeling of pleasure at his mere touch, that he was able to show her a different side of life that she had yet to experience and enjoy like the rest of the world.

"Char." Nate murmured as he finished helping her ride out her orgasm and licking her clean. Slowly, he pulled his fingers from her and crawled up her body. A small smile tugging at the corner of his lips as he watched her. She looked so relaxed, it was an expression he hadn't seen on her since they were just young children playing little games in her backyard. Or causing trouble at his parents' house.

"You want to feel me?" Nate asked, a teasing tone in his words as he looked down at the beautiful girl that was lying underneath him. All naked and ready for him to devour however he deemed fit. "Where you want to feel me?" He asked as he leaned down and pressed a small kiss to the right corner of her lips. "In your hands?" He asked, leaning down and pressed a small kiss to her other corner. "In your mouth?" Then, Nate pressed a soft loving kiss to the front of her lips. "Or, do you want to feel me inside of you? Stretching you and causing you such pleasure you'll not be able to walk right for all of tomorrow?"

Leaning down, Nate nipped on her bottom lips before he pulled back a little bit. Awaiting her answer to his teasing question. "Well baby girl? What shall it be?"

@ FallenHope95

Charlotte lightly rolled her eyes at Nate as she wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Why must you tease me so?" She murmured as she pulled him down lightly. Though her face and chest grew warmer at the thought of having to intimately explain what it was she wanted from Nate. She was nervous, and perhaps a little worried. Though, more than that she was excited and curious. Charlotte had heard enough stories, even though she wasn't meant to. However, they all differed. Some spoke about how amazing it felt, while others told tales of misery and pain. She hoped her experience with Nate would be the former.

Leaning up, Charlotte placed a deep passionate kiss against Nate's lips. Arching herself against him so her body pressed against Nate completely. She slowly opened her legs again for Nate, her knees pressing into his sides lightly. Slowly, Charlotte pulled away but only slightly. Her breath still played against his skin as she spoke. Her hands slid down, her nails now running up and down his muscular back lightly.

"I want you," Charlotte whispered. "I truly want all of you, to feel you. I want to feel you inside of me, Nate." Her eyes looked up, meeting his as she continued to speak. "I want you to take me and make me feel things that only you can." A little bit of a playful smile came over her face. "I want you to cause the type of pleasure where I won't leave bed tomorrow and you'll have to bring me all of my meals. So, take me, Nate. I know you want to feel me too. I know you want to make me yours in every way."

Leaning down, Charlotte pressed a few soft kisses against his neck. Though as her eyes closed again, Charlotte started to nip and suck at his skin. Her hands moved down from his back and onto his sides, lightly tugging at Nate to come closer.

@ BearGirl
A small chuckle escaped from Nate as he listened to Charlotte, his head shaking ever so slightly. His eyes a pool of desire and intimate feelings as he looked down at the girl that was underneath him. That was willing to bend to his every desire, to give herself to him completely and entirely. "You're so beautiful, Char." Nate murmured as he pulled back from her lips as he straddles her and pushed them above her head.

Pinning her wrists to the pillows above her head, Nate stared down into Char's eyes as he positioned himself between her legs and at her entrance. "It's not going to feel amazing in the beginning." He told her, his light-hearted tone gone as he looked her in the eyes. "I'm going to push into you, and you're going to feel pain as I stretch you." Nate teased her entrance with his tip. "But, It will ease. I've already made sure that your body is willing to accommodate me. Do you still want me inside of you?" He asked, making sure that his beautiful Charlotte knew what she was getting into. Nate had been around a few women in his time out at sea, he knew how to handle women. Charlotte, on the other hand, had never been with a man. This, he already knew without asking her. So, being her childhood friend, he wanted to make sure she completely wanted this. Wanted them together.

Slowly, Nate released her hands and placed them on either side of her head as he leaned over her. Looking her in the eyes as he waited to see if he had scared his lover away at his words of truth, or if she was willing to surrender herself to him. "If you still want me, then place your hands on my sides and nod your head." He told her, waiting to see if she'd comply with his words or not. "If, you'd like to stop after hearing my words, then just tell me to stop. Alright?"

Depending on the beautiful woman's words, Nate would either climb off of her and hand her, her clothing back so that she wouldn't be so exposed. If Charlotte was completely certain that she wanted to be fucked by him, then Nate would happily lean down and capture her lips in a heated kiss. One that would steal all of the air from her lungs. A kiss that would make her forget her name as he pushed into her, slowly. He'd make sure to take his time, to get her used to his dick is inside of her, stretching her, claiming her as his.

@ FallenHope95

A light giggle escaped from Charlotte as Nate pinned her hands above her head. Her chest was rising and falling quickly from the excitement that was to come next. Though as he started to speak more, her laughter stopped and her smile dropped a little. She could tell how serious Nate was getting now. And, though his words were not completely pleasant, she knew that it was the truth and she appreciated that. Nate was always willing to tell her the truth. Though she could also see the truth that he didn't explicitly say. That the pleasure at the end of it would be wonderful. And that, hopefully, this would be one of the few times she needed to feel pain from being intimate. The next time would be easier, if not completely painless.

So, even though she took a moment after he was done speaking, Charlotte lifted her hands up and placed them against his sides. Her fingers pressing lightly against him and she gave him a small nod of her head. A light smile came along her lips as Nate leaned down and kissed her passionately. The young woman could feel herself losing her breath from the intensity of it. Her breathing beginning to speed up again.

That only lasted for a moment though as Nate started to push into her slowly. Charlotte grimaced, pulling away from his lips for a moment as she gasped out and let out a whimper in pain. Her nails pressed down into his skin and her eyes started to well up lightly. It wasn't pleasant in the least, even with Nate being as gentle as he could be. Her legs started to close and press against his sides. Though as Nate continued, moving in and out of her slowly, the pain started to subside. Charlotte started to relax again, her fingers lightened up, her legs opened up all the way again and her whimpers started to turn into light gasps.

Now the pain was replaced by a throbbing soreness and a slight feeling of pleasure beginning to come up between her hips. Her eyes opened back up and looked to Nate. She leaned up and pressed and few kisses along his neck, biting lightly as she did so. Charlotte wanted to show him that the pain was over without explicitly saying so.

@ BearGirl
It was such a relief to Nate that Charlotte was alright with going through with this. He was scared that she'd back out and this would become one of those awkward moments that would break their friendship. Although, he wasn't sure that they were just friends anymore. They were doing something that only married couples were allowed to do together or a prostitute, and Charlotte was no prostitute. So, what did this all mean?

To be honest, Nate didn't want to think about what this meant for both of them. All he wanted to do, was making love to his best friend. To show her that he would take care of her and make her feel as good as she was making him feel. A small groan escaped from Nate as he pushed all of the ways into Charlotte. The feeling of being balls deep was such an amazing feeling. She was so warm around him, and she was so slick that it was pretty easy to push all of the ways into her.

"Charlotte." Nate breathed out quietly as he slowly pulled almost all of the way out of her and then proceeded to slowly push back into her. Allowing for her to get used to the movements as this was her first time being taken, he didn't want to cause her any harm. Had this been their second or third time, he'd be more willing to fuck her a little harder, to make his bead hit the wall and almost cause them a hole.

Moving his right hand, Nate placed it on her hip and started to rub light circles into her skin with his thumb. She was so soft, like the richest silk. Leaning down, Nate pressed another kiss to her lips before dipping down to her breasts and wrapped his lips around one of her nipples before slowly starting to suck on it. His tongue swirled around the parking nub before he bit down hard enough to cause a reaction from the young girl. Then, he switched to the other nipple, doing what he can as he started to thrust harder into her. To keep her from focusing on any sort of pain that could be developing as he started to fuck her harder.

@ FallenHope95

Charlotte's moans hitched up for a moment as Nate started to thrust into her harder than before. Some of the pain was returning now. Though, after a few moments, it ebbed away again and turned right back to pleasure. Though it felt much better than before, with Nate's lips around her breasts, with how he was pushing into her faster and harder. Soon her chest was rising and falling quickly as Charlotte was breathing heavier in between her moans of pleasure.

Her hips started to move with Nate's needily. Pushing herself against him, grinding into Nate as he pushed in. Her nails started to run up and down his back, feeling the need to hold onto something. "Nate," Charlotte moaned out, feeling the pleasure building more and more in her hips. She could feel the need to cum filling her up again, pushing her towards the edge. Charlotte legs wrapped around his waist loosely, keeping him close to her.

"Nate," Charlotte whimpered out, her body now pressing hard against his. Her back was arching, her eyes closing tightly. Her nails now burying into his back as her toes curled. Now she could feel herself going over the edge, her pussy clenching down against his cock as she started to orgasm. She lost her breath for a moment before she moaned out, almost screaming in pleasure as she did so. "Nate! I-I'm -" Before she could finish her sentence, Charlotte was cumming hard against him.

@ BearGirl
After each thrust into Charlotte, Nate could feel his orgasm building. Thrust by thrust and step by step, it built. Just like a stack of coins, it built until it was about ready to blow, becoming rocky before exploding. Just as Nate was about to tip over and explode, Nate pulled away from Charlotte's taut nipples and moved towards her beautiful lips and peppered her with soft kisses before he lifted his head and moaned as he felt Charlotte's tight walls wrapping around him, triggering his orgasm to shoot into her.

Soft pants escaped from Nate as he kept his thrusting movements even as he helped ride out their orgasms. Sweat slowly formed on his skin, making him feel a little sticky, but it did nothing compared to the pure extasy that he felt when he looked down at the beautiful face that was underneath him at the moment. A soft smile forming on his lips as he watched Charlotte's expressions as he finished his orgasm inside of her.

Slowly, Nate pulled out of Charlotte and shifted so that he was laying down on the bed. His arms moving to wrap around her waist as he pulled her towards him. Leaning over, Nate pressed a small kiss to her forehead. "Wow." Was the first thing to escape from his panting lips as he leaned back and laid on his back, one arm staying around Char's waist as he did so. No other words could explain how he was feeling at the moment, he was in pure bliss. Although, that was Char's first time. How was she feeling?

Licking his lips slowly, Nate turned his head towards Charlotte and used a free hand to push some hair out of her eyes. "How do you feel?" He asked, his voice quiet as he looked into her eyes. Wondering what was going on through that pretty little mind of hers.

@ FallenHope95

As she rode out her orgasm, Charlotte fell back into the bed, breathing heavily. She closed her eyes as she tried her best to calm down and collect her breath again. While there was so much of it that Charlotte knew would happen, it never crossed her mind that the feeling would be so intense. So when Nate pulled her towards him and pressed a kiss against her head, Charlotte was quick to cling to him, feeling like she needed that connection.

Though, she felt him start to pull away slightly. One arm still wrapped around her waist though. But soon his fingers were brushing against her hair and she could hear his quiet voice. Slowly, Charlotte opened up her eyes and looked up at him. A little smile coming across her face as she stared back into the eyes of the love of her life. "I feel a lot of things," Charlotte whispered back to him. "But, mostly I am amazed by how fantastic it felt, and I just feel overwhelmed with love for you."

Leaning into Nate, she wrapped her arms around his body, pulling herself close into him. She buried her face into his chest as she closed her eyes. "But I do feel sore and tired. And I feel like I just want to be pressed against you." Charlotte knew she didn't have to worry about telling Nate the truth about how she felt at all. He wanted the truth and it was always best to be honest with Nate. Besides, what she was telling him wasn't that difficult. Charlotte didn't regret it at all. In truth, everything about this felt right to her. She knew that Nate was the one for her.

"How do you feel?" Charlotte whispered to him, pulling back for a moment to look up at Nate. She was hoping that Nate felt the same about her being the one for him. Though now she was also getting a little nervous that it was good for Nate as well.

@ BearGirl
Nothing but pure happiness appeared in Nate's eyes as he listened to Charlotte. Every word, every syllable that escaped from those soft lips of hers. The way those lips of hers curved and bent as she sloke. The way her cheeks lifted and lowered as she spoke, allowing for her to speak correctly and pronounce everything correctly like she was taught from a young age. Charlotte was just one simple word, and that was perfection.

"Happy." Was the only thing that left Nate's lips as he leaned down and pressed a small kiss to her soft lips. "Content." He placed another kiss. "Overjoyed." Once again, Nate pressed a kiss to those delectable lips of hers. His free hand moving over and he ran his thumb over the slightly swollen objects of his affection. "Do you want me to say more?" He asked, glancing up towards those beautiful eyes of hers that sparkled like the moonlight outside on the ship's deck.

Rolling head back so that he was once again looking at the ceiling, Nate stared at the ceiling for a few quiet moments. Thinking about all of the things that they had just done. He'd tasted her, taken her, devoured her in all the ways that a man she was married to should be doing for her. Yet, they weren't married. They weren't even dating for crists sake. He had ruined her virtue and if her father were to ever find out, she'd be dead. Him, as well.

"We're doing things out of order." Nate finally said after a couple of moments of silence. "Sorry about that." He looked down at Charlotte, all cute and curled into his side. "I don't have a ring for you, and I dought you'd want either of our families rings." A small frown appeared on Nate's lips. He wasn't sure what else to say to Charlotte at the moment. Would she be mad he didn't plan? Would she be alright? Because he wasn't sure that either of them had planned for this to happen, so. Nate's head started to pound with worry. He just wanted Charlotte to be happy, but he was now worried that she wouldn't be.

@ FallenHope95

A light giggle left Charlotte as Nate continued to press kisses against her lips. Her eyes opened as his thumb ran over them, looking up at Nate with bright eyes and a large smile. The arms that were wrapped around Nate loosened slightly and ran down to his sides, her fingers slowly brushing against his skin once again. She loved having this connection with Nate, being able to be close to him, touch him, to feel his skin beneath her fingertips. It was all so lovely.

"You don't have to say more, but I wouldn't mind it if you did," Charlotte whispered to him, teasing him lightly. As Nate rolled back onto his back, Charlotte moved into his side. Her head rested onto his shoulder, her eyes closing as she started to relax against the love of her life. Now knowing how Nate felt, the young woman felt completely content and she was getting ready to start to drift off to sleep.

Though her eyes opened up as Nate started to speak again. Her head tilting slightly to the side as she did so. But once she saw the small frown coming along his face, Charlotte slowly slid up so she was on an elbow, leaning over Nate slightly. The blanket that was wrapped around her now being held up my Charlotte slightly by her free arm. She could see the worry that was entering his eyes and she understood why.

"This is out of order," Charlotte said softly as she looked down at Nate. This was something they could get in a lot of trouble for but... She knew that Nate was something that she wanted desperately and she was happy she had him. "I know it's something that would have bothered the old Charlotte... but honestly, Nate, I just want you. And at this point, I don't think I care that we did this part first. I love you, truly. You're the one I have always wanted and the only person I am ever going to be with like this so... do you think it really matters if we did this first? I mean... it's not horrid, right?" A small frown came over Charlotte's lips. "It's not like you're going to go see other girls... right?"

@ BearGirl
As Charlotte moved up to her elbow, Nate's gaze lifted as well. His lips moved into a pursed line as he listened to her. His arm moving to rest on her back and rub soothing circles into her skin as he hung onto every word that left her lips. A small smile fighting it's way to the surface, doing everything in its power to show it'd true intensity.

"I love you, Char," Nate said simply as he leaned up onto his elbows so that he was looking her straight in the eyes. "You are the only woman I want. You are the only one that I will ever need in my life. I swear on it." He told her, holding her gaze to make sure that she completely understood what he was saying. She was his, forever and always.

Then, Nate slowly sank back onto the bed and pulled Charlotte back down with him. Her body pressed to him was a comforting feeling. It was the only feeling that he needed in his life. Her, he just needed her. "Let's get some rest." He told her, leaning over to press one last kiss to her lips before he laid his head back and closed his eyes. Welcoming sleep with open arms. Ready to start a new day out on the open sea.

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The next morning, Nate woke to Charlotte still laying in his bed. To be honest, he had thought that it was all a dream. That they hadn't had sex or kissed for that matter but. Seeing her lying naked in his bed was quite a sight. The way her hair hung around her face. The rise and fall of her chest. The cute way her lips twitched while she dreamed. She was cute.

Moving as slowly as he could, Nate slipped out of bed and started to get ready for the day. Just because he had spent the night with Charlotte didn't mean that his duties as captain could be neglected. He needed to make sure that they wouldn't get caught by her father or other pirates that could be prowling the area.

@ FallenHope95

"I love you too Nate," Charlotte whispered back to him. She easily followed as Nate pulled her down into his arms, laying her head against his chest as she wrapped her arms around him. Charlotte let out a small pleasant hum before she fell into a deep sleep. Once morning came, she was not woken by Nate's movements. Instead, her eyes didn't open until half of the day was already over.

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Two weeks had gone by since that nice and Charlotte couldn't feel better. She finally felt like she was on top of the world again. After all, Charlotte was free, she had Nate back into her life and she felt as though she was going to burst with the amount of love she felt for him. Plus, Charlotte felt like she had a purpose that was outside of being someone's wife. She actually was able to help Nate run the ship - in some ways. Of course, she was still learning, and she was easily the novice on the ship but Charlotte definitely had some skills that the other shipmates did not. She was actually able to help Nate with the ship's finances and keep the crew from slacking off. There was no doubt to Charlotte that she had not been anywhere close to this happy before.

Though, all of that being said, Charlotte did run into trouble with the first mate from time to time. But it only started once the man realized that Nate and she had become an item. Even more so when the man realized that the captaining lessons were more serious than just trying to give the young woman something to do. Charlotte was rather sure that the man was just jealous, worried that she would take his spot of first mate or even becoming a captain. In truth, it wasn't something Charlotte was after. She wanted to help Nate and the crew, maybe help captain if Nate was ill or something, but she didn't really want to run the ship like either of them did. Not that she would ever tell the first mate that since he started to cause difficulties.

Charlotte came bursting into Nate's room, holding onto the ships' ledger. She held it up for Nate to see. "Nate, he is doing it again. Your first mate is trying to tell me that the ship needs new sails and I need to manage that into the finances but I know that it isn't true and he is just trying to make me redo all of my work again as some kind of cruel joke. And on top that of that I was telling some of the chefs that they had to do an inventory on the food supplies so we know how much to buy when we get to port. and you want to know what he did after he heard that I did that? He gave them the day off! Nate can you please go tell him to knock it off before I go to slice him up. I KNOW my fencing skills are better than his even if he does play dirty!"

@ BearGirl
The past few weeks were pretty good. Nate felt like he and Charlotte have gotten closer together lately. Spending multiple nights together and getting to know each other more intimately. It was great in all aspects of the world. It was like the two of them were never separated in the first place. Best friends, reunited after years apart and a faked death. It was like they were meant to be. He was happy, he was finally completely happy with his life.

A tired groan escaped from Nate as Charlotte stormed into his office. His hands moving to run through his hair as he leaned back. "Charlotte, "Nate mumbled calmly as he looked tiredly at the ledger that she shoved into his face. His right hand moving to hold onto the piece of paper as he listened half-heartedly to what she was telling him about. It was the same thing for the past couple of days. Cliff, his first mate was annoyed that he's become an item with Charlotte, who still goes by Marina around the men. An when she tries to help, he just plays dirty.

Releasing another tired sigh, Nate placed the piece of paper onto the desk and looked up to the young woman. "Charlotte, calm down," Nate said, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned back in his seat. He was tired of all of the bickering between the two. He was trying to run a damn pirate ship, not babysit a bunch of toddlers who were in their terrible two stages. "If he's doing all of this shit behind your back, then do the damn same. Within reason." Nate told her, his voice calm.

"Cliff is a dirty man, but you better bloody believe that he's as loyal as they come." Nate started, his eyes focused on the young woman to make sure she understood each and every word that left his lips. "I can't do anything to force his hand, you have to. Find a way to gain his respect. If he wants you to redo the ledger, then redo it, memorize it and speak it back to him without looking at it. If he thinks we need new sails, then tell him every damn reason that we don't. Just get under his skin Char. Show him just because you're a woman you can't be pushed around. You're a bloody pirate now, show me you've got balls like the rest of them."

@ FallenHope95

As Nate spoke, Charlotte's eyes grew smaller into a hard glare at the man. She had come hoping that Nate would help or say something actually useful. Not that he wanted her to stoop to his level. "First of all, don't tell me to calm down. I am furious and have every right to be. Your first mate is causing problems because of his own insincerity. And apparently, he isn't enough of a man to not play silly games with me like a child." Charlotte was quick to pull the ledger away from Nate, now knowing that it was useless to even show him at this point.

Her arms folded in front of herself. "And I shouldn't have to sneak around and play dirty like Cliff when I am trying to help him. If anything that man child should be thanking me for making his life easier. But, fine. I hear you loud and clear. I'll stop annoying you and take care of this myself. I'll play dirty. I'll 'grow some balls' but don't be crying to me when you suddenly don't like that so much when we're alone at night."

Charlotte folded up the ledger rather angrily as she turned on her feet. "And just don't be surprised when you find him curled up in his bed, holding his blanket and crying for his mama. Because I am so sick and tired of people pushing me around. And if Cliff dares try to hint that I don't belong here one more time, I'm going to cut out that damn tongue of his!"

With that, Charlotte threw open the door and started to make her way out to the rest of the ship.

@ BearGirl
A small sigh escaped from Nate as he watched Charlotte storm out of the ship. His head slowly shaking in irritation. All he could do was sit back and listen at this point. Cliff wasn't happy to have a woman on board, nor was he happy with knowing that Nate was teaching her things. Charlotte wasn't happy that she wasn't being respected, she might be his girl but she wasn't quite ready to take charge of anything yet. Both of them were giving him a headache. An Nate was pretty sure an ulcer was forming in his gut from having to listen to the two tattlings on each other.

"Alright, alright!" Nate called after Charlotte as she made her way out of his office. Standing from his chair, Nate called out once more. "I'll talk to him, but it's up to the both of you to calm down," Nate grumbled afterward and moved towards the door, following after Charlotte as he walked onto the ship's deck so that he could see where they were.

The bright afternoon sun felt warm against Nate's skin. He had been inside of his office for most of the day so it felt nice to be warmed up. "Where are we?" He called out to one of his men. "Ay, we're about a half-mile from land captain." The man called back, to which Nate nodded his head and went to the map that was set out on a table near the wheel. Looking down at it, Nate examined the place that they'd be docking at. It was a quaint little mining town, so they'll have a wonderful stock of jewels that they could steal.

"Marina," Nate called out, glancing towards her for a moment before he placed both hands on the table and pointed at a restaurant that was drawn on the map. "I'm going to give you a list of things you need to buy, and then meet me here." He told her as he pointed at the restaurant to make sure she knew where to meet him. They might have gotten into a fight a few moments ago, but Nate was pretty sure she'd listen to him completely when it came to a job.

@ FallenHope95

Marina started to slow down as Louis called off after her. She glanced back at him, listening to what the captain had to say. As he finally gave in, Marina gave him a small nod. It was what she wanted to hear. Perhaps he was right in some things, maybe she would need to end up taking care of this situation by herself but Marina wasn't asking for much. She mostly wanted Cliff to leave her alone. Just ask for what he actually needed from her and then go away. "I will calm down as long as he does. And, if you talking to him doesn't work, then I'll take care of it myself, is that a fair deal?"

As she turned back on her heels to go back to work, Louis was calling out for her again. She turned back and headed over to him, glancing up at the captain as he loomed over the map on the table. Marina glanced down at the map, taking a moment to lock in where Louis wanted her to meet him. A restaurant, somewhere in the middle of town. Though it was stuck in her mind now and she would be sure to meet Nate where he pointed out.

"Yes, captain. Just have someone send the list down when it is ready." Marina told him before she turned back and made her way off of the top of the deck. There were still some things that she needed to take care of before they were at port, and she would need to move quickly as they were almost there.

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Once they landed at the port, Charlotte was back up on top of the ship. She had the bag of coins, the list that Nate sent down and her sword with her. When she needed to head into port alone, Charlotte had gotten into the habit of carrying a weapon with her. It wasn't like she would be attacked at every town, but she wanted to be safe. Especially after they ran into her father's troops... Nate might have changed her looks but some of them would still be able to recognize her. Though, once Charlotte was ready to leave the ship, she headed out into the town.

@ BearGirl
As soon as they landed at the port, Nate's men were jumping off the ship to do their jobs or to get their land legs back before heading to a nearby tavern. He couldn't blame his men for wanting something that tasted halfway decent, most of the time the cooks sucked and either burnt everything or they misjudged things and were left with a soup that barely had anything in it.

Either way, Nate had been one of the first people off of the ship. He had one goal in mind and he didn't want any of his men to follow him out of curiosity. Not that they'd find it odd that the captain was going to a jewlery store or anything. He was a pretty damn good pick pocketer. What they wouldn't be able to guess though, was that he was looking at rings, something that he usually had no interest in at all. Of course, he was still going to steal it, but it was the thought. The Captain never wore rings, much left kept any that they managed to steal.

With stolen purchases in a pocket, Nate exited the jewelry store. He was hoping that Charlotte liked the ring that he had picked out for her. If not, he'd have to sell it a few towns over before bringing her with him to the next store to look for a ring.

Lost in his thoughts, Nate hadn't realized that two men had been following him since he left the store. Then, as he turned down an alley that was a short cut to the restaurant that he wanted to propose to Charlotte at, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his skull as one of the men hit him in the back of the head with the butt of a gun. An just before he lost consciousness, Nate noticed the insignia for a royal fleet on one of the guy's jackets as he was pucked up by his arms. He was royally screwed, was the last thought that ran through his mind before he passed out.

The only sign that he had been through the alley was the ring he had stolen for Charlotte, laying on the ground. The box opened and the price tag missing.

@ FallenHope95

-skipping four days -

Four days had gone by since the guards of Lanela found the man and brought him back to the castle. Originally, they had captured the man as he fit the description of the man who was last seen with the Prince's fiancee, Lady Charlotte. Though, with a little bit of encouragement they quickly found out that this man was much more than they originally thought. He wasn't just any man, but he was a pirate captain. That and the fact that the guards were sure the man was not being honest about the whereabouts of Lady Charlotte turned this into a more complicated situation. One where they decided to wait until the Prince came back to handle it.

It was later in the evening when Prince Harrison walked into the cell. His eyes glanced over the man, seeing that his hands were chained above his head and forced to stand. A normal torture method for someone that the guards considered being overly difficult. The prince took two steps into the cell, looking over the man before speaking. "Good evening, Phantom Thief." He said. There was some interest in his voice by this but overall, the man seemed rather displeased with the situation. "I never thought I would have you in my cells. I assume this is the first time you have ever been captured"

The prince raised an eyebrow. "And I certainly would never have thought that you have knowledge on my dear fiancee. I thought you only stole items, not people." Harrison let out a hum before stepping in further to stop in front of the pirate captain. "But I heard that you were requesting an audience with me, so here I am, ready to hear what have prepared for me. Though, I must warn you. While I am a man who enjoys a good deal, if it does not include the location of Lady Charlotte, I am afraid your words will not have much interest to me."

@ BearGirl
With the odd position of his arms, a slight ache started to form in Nate's shoulder blades. Causing him to fidget ever so slightly now and again. Although, with years of being in the Navy, he's come to terms with the forms of torture and knew how to bare it like a champ and kept his discomfort as well as all information to himself. Which was why the guards lost interest. If it was the otherway around, Nate would of pushed harder to get the informationt they wanted out of someone.

Standing with his legs slightly bent, Nate stayed still as he listened as the door opened. Not making any sort of movement as he listened to the person enter. His closed eyes allowing for his other senses to awaken. Then, they slowly opened as the man spoke. "Don't give yourself to much credit, your highness." Nate said calmly as he raised his head. The walk of a noble or royal was different them a mere foot soldier. They were more defined, well-practiced. An easy give away. "I've been caught in multiple situations." He said, then winked as a way to tease about what he was referring to.

As Charlotte's name was uttered, Nate stood up straighter and raised his head. He was pretty close to the Prince's height, maybe a half an inch shorter than him. "What can I say, though I'd taste something a little bit more dangerous." His expression was emotionless. "Really though, I can offer you more. Like maybe, information on Mr.Hopkins himself? I can get close to the man without him even noticing. Hell, I can get you information on the king as well, but, You have to leave that Charlotte girl alone. Forget about her."

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A light, small chuckle left the prince's lips. "I have never met a pirate that was not a scoundrel." He said with a small shake of his head. Though the prince's amusement dropped as quickly as it came. His eyes narrowing at the man that was hung up on his wall. "But I think you'll find this situation not as enjoyable. Especially as that is my fiancee that you are speaking about." Harrison looked over the man's face for a moment before continuing.

"You want me to leave her alone? Now, why do you want that? Even so, You see, that is a bit difficult as she has been promised to me by the King of Renali. I doubt you know much about politics but it is bad manners to just lose one's betrothed to a pirate, especially when she symbolized our alliance. Now, unless you are willing to provide a little more than just information on Mr. Hopkins. I will admit it is an interesting offer but it's not enough." The prince let out a low hum as he took a step closer.

"I am sure the phantom thief could provide much more than just information on the commander of an army... perhaps he could provide information on a King as well?" The man asked.