Trapped by Neverland by Megan Charlie

Author:Megan Charlie [Charlie, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-06-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Which Includes a Cold-Blooded Reptile

“Sophus is the only Lost Boy I know who reached adulthood without escaping from Pan first. Somehow, he convinced Pan that he has always been loyal to the core. He and his crew supply Neverland with the goods that aren’t produced on the island.”

Wendy nodded. That explained some of the glassware, weapons, and other incongruous treasures she hadn’t thought much about at the time.

“Here we go,” Kalaakaar said to himself.

The captain called orders to the men, who began messing with the sails and ropes and things. Below, Tam pointed something out to Davi. Wendy couldn’t tell what they were looking at, aside from the northeastern edge of Jocestria, that is. As the ship slowed to navigate around a number of sea stacks that were on the smallish end of the pointy-rocks-sticking-out-of-the-ocean spectrum (but would still ruin a ship’s day), she scanned the shore. Nothing stood out and nobody waited.

The sun dipped below the tree line as they dropped anchor in an inconspicuous inlet. Rocks of varying sizes littered a beach that abruptly fell into deep water, allowing the Jolly Roger to rest close enough for Wendy to worry about the hull scraping against the boulders. Her fears were eased when wicker contraptions attached to ropes were hung over the sides to act as buffers.

“There’s the signal, Cap’n James!” Davi called.

“Thank you.” James nodded to the boy, then told Cooper and Smee to stay on board with Davi. The youngest crew member made a disgruntled face but kept his comments to himself.

“Mücahit, Raghu, Maaka. You three are on Wendy duty. Don’t let any of Sophus’ men too close.”

She reached out to snag his arm. “I thought you trusted this man.”

“I do. To a point.” He covered the hand she had on his sleeve. “But you are a beautiful woman, and I can’t vouch for all of his men.”

His words were matter-of-fact, but Wendy’s face still warmed at the sincerity in his eyes. “Oh. Thank you.”

He nodded. She followed him with her eyes as he clambered down the rope ladder they were using in place of the gangplank. It had wooden rungs and looked easy when he did it, but she was grateful when Maaka went down next, because both men held the ladder from the bottom for her turn. The assurance that either of them could catch her if she slipped buoyed her confidence. She made it safely to the rocks and waited with Maaka as the other men joined them one by one.

The captain led his group across the narrow, stone-strewn beach to the woods that grew close to the water’s edge. Appearing from the gloom settling amongst the trees, a smiling man with a deep tan and a graying beard stepped forward. Several more men hung back at the forest’s edge. Wendy tried not to stare at his substantial nose and ended up gawking at the jagged line on the side of his face.

“Oh, ya like it?” He gestured to the gruesome scar at his temple.

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