by Meliva » Fri Dec 29, 2017 7:42 pm
Ellen visits Edward, currently sitting on his bed next to his younger sister Ellie, who is holding the third child, another daughter named Ellenor. Edward is looking out the window towards the governor mansion, a fixed stare of pure hatred. It was strange seeing that look in a childs eyes, though she has seen it before. She tells the guard in the corner to leave them. She sits next to Edward. Who quickly speaks up.
"No matter what you say Mother Ellen, so long as I draw breath I will never stop trying to kill that man, and all his men."
Ellen sighs.
"You are right. Nothing I say, or do will ever convince you to move on. But do you think your father and mother would want you throwing your life away on revenge. It wont bring them back. I recommend you move on, find a nice wife, make a family and be happy.
Edward continues staring towards the mansion. I can do all that after Jack is dead. Otherwise what's to stop him from killing them too. Plenty of the other children who lost their family feel the same. None of us will forgive or forget while that man lives in OUR town. Sooner or later we will sneak past your guards, with weapons and kill Jack or die trying.
Ellen stands up. She has made a decision. She has the guard come back in to watch the children. She then makes her way out the orphanage, through the streets straight towards the governors mansion. She enters without knocking, and quickly finds Jack getting his foot bandaged. She sits down and says she needs to speak to Jack. She closes her eyes and takes calming breath, then looks at jack with cold, sad looking eyes. Almost lifeless and empty like a dolls. The surgeon shivers slightly at the eerie sight, those eyes are not human, he thinks as he quickly finishes the bandaging and excuses himself.
Ellen says in a soft, sad hollow sounding voice "Jack, one of 2 things is going to need to happen, neither of which are good. Either you, and all your fellow pirates need to leave this port, hand it back to the English or some other nation, return to the seas, and never return, or all the orphans who lost family in the battle need to move to a new orphanage. The children will not rest until you and your fellows are dead or gone. The hatred in their eyes is a kind that will not die out over time so long as they are within striking range of their enemies. I have seen those eyes before. And I can not allow these children to harbor such hatred, that they will eventually throw their lives away in the name of revenge. I would sooner fight you and every pirate, soldier, and marine in this world before seeing my little ones suffer in such a way. But I will leave the decision to you. If you truly wish to keep the port, to spite the king, I will have brian open up a new orphanage in another port. The children will be forced into their new home, and I hope, with time in a new environment, with a caring staff they may find happiness. Or you and all the pirates leave, and the children remain in their homeport, where hopefully they find happiness. One of these things must happen. The children can NOT move on so long as they are in the same vicinity of you and your men. Ellen gets up slowly. And continues to look at Jack with her cold expressionless eyes. I will meet with you tomorrow while you think this over. But as I said. One of these things must happen. Ellen leaves back to her home.
I'm a meanie head! Beware my Meanness