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-Chapter Twenty Four-

With the storm over with the ships crew concentrated on any
repairs that could be done aboard while still out on the ocean.
Thankfully the damage was minimal. The most damage had been on actual
people instead. One crewman had dislocated his shoulder, which had
been set back in a rather painful way.

Meanwhile the only other injuries as it were the near drownings of
the acting cabin boy, and Raven. Both had been wrapped up in numerous
sheets to keep their body temperatures up. Robert had recovered
fairly quickly and was soon back to helping in various duties.

Raven's recovery was rather slower, having spent a few hours
unconscious. She'd been taken into Jack's cabin where she could be
kept an eye on. On the insistence of Malone, Jack had agreed to let
him watch over her for the most part.

The behaviour had peaked Jack's interest, as it seemed beyond just
the typical crew member and his captain. He couldn't help but still
think of her in that perspective. He himself kept his title of
captain even when he had no crew and no ship, so who was he to deny
it from Raven.

"C'mon, out you go." Jack stated to Malone now, finding
the male still by her side. The other male was clearly tired, with
visible bags under his eyes. He hadn't even left her side to nourish
himself.

He glanced over to Jack, though just briefly before his gaze went
back to the unconscious woman.

"That's an order lad. You've been in 'ere for hours."
Jack stated straight forwardly.

Reluctantly Malone gave a sigh and nodded his head.

"Aye Captain." The male pulled himself up from where he
sat on a chair next to the bed, allowing himself to cast one last
gaze over Raven. He barely looked at Jack as he made his way out of
the cabin.

Jack simply shrugged to himself and picked up a bottle of his rum.
If he was going to be in the cabin he might as well get some good use
out of it. Removing the cork he sat down onto the chair that Malone
had been occupying, the only difference being that he rose his feet
up and placed them onto the edge of the bed.

He took a few mouthfuls then glance down at the sleeping woman,
watching as he eyelids flickered a little. He frowned for a moment
before realising that the flickering meant that she was actually
stirring. As she did stir a slight groan was emitted from her, her
eyes slowly opening up.

"So now you decide to wake up. About time to, was beginnin'
to wonder if I was ever getting' me bed back." He remarked,
holding the rum bottle close to his lips.

"Wha'...?" Raven rose a hand up to her head.

"You did a stupid thin' lass. You could've killed yourself."
Jack stated, then took another mouthful of rum. "Actually you
got pretty close."

Raven slowly pulled herself into a sitting position, shoving the
covers that had been surrounding her away. She rubbed at her forehead
then allowed her still focussing eyes to land upon Jack. She already
had recollections of what had happened before she had woken.

"I 'ad my reasons." She murmured quietly.

"The lad is fine by the way."

Raven's gaze lightened a little at the volunteered information.
She wanted to ask the question herself, but she didn't just want to
come out with it.

"You said tha' you didn't want to lose 'im again. You 'aven't
lost 'im yet. He's still a passenger until all of this is over with."
He told her, now watching her carefully.

Raven went silent though, her gaze drifting away from Jack. She
simply stared ahead of her, not looking at anything in particular.
Jack didn't push it, just content in drinking his rum. Upon taking a
large mouthful he came close to spitting it out as he heard her
finally break the silence.

"He's my son. I'm Robert's mother." She stated, still
staring ahead into nothingness.

Jack forced himself to swallow the rum, though now it felt like it
was large lump he was swallowing rather than his favourite drink.

"Your son?"

"I was still a youn' girl when I 'ad 'im. I'd spent most my
life at sea, not spendin' much time with other girls my age. Didn't
know wha' was 'appenin' to me. My da lost my own mother when she were
in childbirth with me, so I didn't 'ave a mother to tell me what was
goin' on." She started up. She didn't know why she admitting the
truth to Jack, but it was something that she had been keeping for a
long time.

"My da' was the one that figured out wha' was 'appenin', and
before any news could spread he shipped me of onto land on Tortuga. I
was taken in by a brothel, of the place where me mother had been
brought up, and there I 'ad Robert. I stayed for a while lookin'
after 'im in the first few months, then I left 'im there, so I could
go back to my life at sea."

Jack watched her carefully and gave a slow nod of his head. He
wasn't going to interrupt her. Things were starting to make sense
though, pieces that he'd seen before were sliding into place. Like
Grainger's reaction to finding that Robert had been part of her crew.

"I thought tha' I'd left 'im in good hands. I used to go
check on 'im without 'im knowin' whenever I stopped at Tortuga. Not
often, about once a year, then I missed a year. When I went to find
'im next I found that 'is 'mother' 'ad died, and he was being looked
after by Willy."

"It was then tha' I decided to take 'im back. Used the guise
of 'im being me cabin boy. He's been there ever since." Raven
sighed then finally glanced over to Jack, she still looked tired,
almost resigned.

"Lad doesn't know the truth does he?" Jack half
questioned, though he could easily guess the answer.

"Not at all. Only me da' and Malone know the truth. Though
now you know too." She stated, rubbing at her forehead again.
"Don't tell 'im Sparrow."

"If that's the way ye want it to be lass."

Dropping his feet down from the edge of the bed Jack pulled
himself up and wandered across the room. The only reason for doing
so, that he could grab a couple more bottles of rum. Wandering back
he handed one over to Raven, figuring that she needed it.

She offered him a small smile and pulled out the cork, pressing
the mouth of the bottle against her lips, though she barely managed
to deal with a sip. She felt like she was going to be physically
sick, so she stopped.

"Wha' happened to the lads father?" He couldn't help but
ask her.

Raven worked her jaw as she was asked that one, debating on the
answer to give.

"Was never sure who it was. There were a couple shall we say
tha' had my attention on me da's ship." She spoke.

Now that Jack had suspected, especially after walking in on her
and Andrews. Considering Malone's reaction to certain situations he
suspected that he was also part of that grouping.

"Malone was one of 'em, he hadn't been on my da's ship for
long before we started messin' about. He's always been sure tha'
Robert was 'is."

Now that just confirmed Jack's theory, he scratched at jawline,
letting facts slide into place.

"You don't want the boy to stay 'ere do you." He stated,
swirling his rum about within it's bottle.

"If you were in my place would you?" She remarked in
response.

Jack gave a shake of his head.

"Guess not."

"There you 'ave it."

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