The bastard child of best intentions

All or nothingWhat had happened to Romeo was something unimaginable. From the moment his captain had stumbled onto the ship he had been rather busy. With keeping the man at ease as the most important thing. Off course they all knew what had happened, or what was going on with Romeo mostly because of how he boarded the ship. Even the dumbest pirate would know that. Yet they didn’t know the circumstances, not that he exactly knew. The only thing he knew was that his friend was attacked. So yes, Conan and his loyalty towards Romeo had caused him to go look for the culprit, all from aboard the ship off course. He couldn’t leave the man alone with the captain in this state. Romeo would have his head if he knew he had left. Not that his search was successful but he couldn’t just stand around and do nothing. But there wasn’t much more to do for him, he couldn’t help the man. Luckily he had help tho, that redhead girl looked over Romeo and somehow he seemed to let her be. Which was pretty big given how he normally was.

It was the redhead who came looking for him belowdecks. She told him he was summoned. True, he hadn’t really spoken with him from the moment he had boarded the ship, mainly because the other didn’t want to see anybody except for Elodie. Something that had angered him in the first place, yet he could understand. When he reached the cabin he decided to knock, just once just to let Romeo knew it was him. He didn’t wait until the other said it was okay to enter tho. His friend was drinking, but could he really blame him for that? The man just lost his eye, probably not. ‘You called for me?’

All or nothingThere could be plenty of things why Romeo would need him. Maybe he wanted to know how the crew was dealing with everything. A question he would honestly answer, there had been a little chaos amongst the pirates understandable given what had happened. But he had taken care of it. But the captain might be wanting to know when they are setting sail or give instructions to do so. All thins that could happen, and things that he could answer too. Yet Conan had to prepare himself sort off. He needed to make sure that he didn’t stare at his eye or anything in that direction. It wouldn’t be that difficult since his friend never had liked the fact that people stared, but still. He didn’t want to hurt the man’s feelings or what so ever.

Romeo sounded more tired then ever. He sat down when the man pointed towards the couch. Some how Conan couldn’t help but wonder what would become of the ship and the crew with him being like this. Not that he judged, or that the other could do anything about it for that matter. All questions that disappeared when he spoke the next words. A frown appeared on his forehead, yet he understood it. ‘I considered this could happen.’ The man straightened his back and for a moment he just watched the man in front of him. ‘But I understand. Have you made any preparations? Any location where you could go and be safe?’

All or nothingHe wanted to help his friend desperately. But he know he couldn’t mean anything to the man and that bothered him. If he could, Conan was always the kind of man that helped his friends in any way possible. Well, when he wasn’t consumed with bloodthirst that was. Cause in those moments he considered no one a friend. Yet that didn’t matter right now. After he had sat down, he felt as tired as ever. As if every action he had done today only now started to take its toll. But he got back up again, walked towards the cabinet and took out two bottles. A new one for his friend and one for himself that had already been opened. He sat down again and placed the new bottle in front of Romeo, just nodding towards the man.

‘I would actually bite of your head if this was ever your intention.’ He shook his head while he opened his bottle and took a big sip. Rum, the next best thing besides being on the open sea. He nodded. A good location. The governor was a friend of Romeo so that would be good and he would be safe since the governor had guards of some kind. It was sad news tho. He didn’t want him to leave. Conan considered Romeo as a close friend, someone who had took him in when he needed it. A man he could trust. ‘They mainly fear what might happen to them if they don’t. The shark thing works out every once in a while. There have been a few situations, but I handled it. But to be honest, I don’t know how long it will last before they start a mutiny.’ He had to be honest about matters like this, he knew the other didn’t like this news but it had to be mentioned. ‘I assume the redhead will be coming with you to Sunfall?’ It would be for the best. One less person he had to keep safe from prying hands.