Across The Sea by Eric Marier

Author:Eric Marier
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: girl, adventure, action, horses, fantasy, magic, young adult, historical, pirate, sea, epic, heroine, teen, navy, ship, map, hero, treasure, atlantis, sword, boy, armada, swashbuckling, treasure map, swashbuckle
Publisher: Eric Marier

Chapter 9

Lily sat on the floor of her lonely, unlit cell. The other cells along the corridor were silent, and even though Lily could not see them in the dark, she guessed that they were empty. It felt like days since she had met the King of Spain. Her only relief came whenever a royal guard in a dark green uniform, and carrying a lantern, brought her down some hot, grey sludge to eat and tepid water to drink. She knew that they were only feeding her to keep her alive just in case the map turned out to be real and they needed her help interpreting it. She had yet to make a plan as to what she should do in the event that the King learned the map was not authentic but actually the flag from her scrappy, homemade sailboat.

The trapdoor above opened, and sunlight shot in. Lily shielded her eyes with her right arm as she heard someone jump down. Her cell door was unlocked, and a rough hand grasped onto the front of her dress, pulling her out of the cell. Lily kept her arm up to her eyes. She felt other arms grab hold of her from above and pull her up to the deck.

Her nosed breathed in fresh salty air, and the wind was a welcomed caress on her cheeks.

“Malora has arrived.”

It was Martino’s voice. Lily still did not want to uncover her eyes. The sun was too intense. She had not seen the sun in… she had no clue how many days. She felt dazed.

“All right,” Lily replied, trying to sound nonchalant about the fact that the man who was to decide whether she lived or died was now here. I have to stay calm, she reminded herself. And I need a plan. This Malora fellow will know for sure what my map really is.

“This way,” Martino said. He pushed her onward. As Lily walked, she put her arm down but kept her eyes only half open. She could feel tinges of fear ebb away at the insides of her stomach so she tried her utmost to keep them at bay. She opened her eyes wider and saw that their ship was travelling at high speed, the vessels from the Armada no longer bound together but racing along with them.

They reached the familiar doorway which led down to the King’s chambers. Martino spoke to the two Spanish royal guards at the door. Lily could not help it; she was now as frightened as a small prey about to be devoured.

“Malora is still with the King,” one of the guards told Martino. “His Majesty requires your audience. The girl is to be left behind.”

Lily felt relieved. This is a good sign. The King needs to see Martino before he makes up his mind about me. This Malora mustn’t be so sure if my map is a fake. This gives me more time to come up with something.

The door to the King’s chambers opened and out stepped a pale, young man with shoulder-length, black hair.

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