Epilogue To Trifles

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
A Sailor's Life for Me

Before I saw the sea, I could smell the brackish air. Then I too rounded the corner and spotted the smooth, lilac surface of the water. "There's his boat." "That tiny thing? It's a dinghy," Emma said with surprise written all over her face. "We can't all fit on that!" "Well—" I started to explain, but Isadora zoomed in and perched on my shoulder. "Hey, be careful. You make one false move and poof . . . all that remains of my hair is a puff of smoke." Emma giggled and Isadora rose and fluttered above us. "Sorry, I forgot I'm in fire form. So Captain Bluebird wants us to row out to his ship, which is drifting a little way out from shore." "You mean like a large vessel?" "Yes. He's now the captain …show more content…
He grumbled the whole way down about the gremlins' mess. Finally he stopped in front of a door that was partly ajar, looked at Emma and Isadora and pointed. "This is yours. Please make yourselves at home. Breakfast will be between four and seven in the morning." Then he turned to me. "And yours is at the end of hall, Aiden. Second door on the …show more content…
It was crammed with ancient pirate plunder. Dull and pitted shields carved with depictions of infamous bandits lined every wall. Next to the door was a dresser covered with dead men's skulls, and beside it on the floor was a large, leather trunk overflowing with jewels, gold, and silver coins. I opened an ornately carved wardrobe and slowly riffled through the silk shirts, button-down vests and long pants. I pulled out a set that I thought would fit me. Then I washed up, changed my clothes, and lay down on top of the huge, four-poster beds maroon throw. I closed my eyes and fell immediately into a deep sleep. When I awoke at dawn it took me a moment to remember where I was. Finally, hunger drove me to the galley. As soon as I stepped inside every head turned and stared at me as if instead of a hat I had my underwear on my head. "What?" I asked, feeling rather

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