Well this is wonderful. I’m trapped at the bottom of the ship where it smells of fish with no way out. Terrific. This is why I hate Prylans, you would think that they wouldn’t stoop so low to kidnap the Crown Princess of Katharos but no, they did. And they got pirates to do it. I don’t know why I expected any less, they did kidnap Tinka after all.

Tinka.

Neuron, I hope she’s okay. If King Matako lays a single finger on her there will be a price to pay. But first, I have to get out of here alive before I can give him the consequences of taking my sister away from me. But how..

I don’t want to use my Neuron state just yet. I would like to get out of these ropes first. I need water. I need water to freeze into a sharp knife so I can cut these damn ropes. They’re getting too tight. I think they might be cutting my circulation off.

Wait.. Fish. There has to be some sort of liquid within these barrels of fish. I close my eyes and visualise each barrel. Which one which one.. Bingo. I open my eyes and waterweave the juice to come out of the barrel. I freeze it to form a knife and cut the ropes. Once I’m freed, I pull my hands to my front. My wrists have red imprints on them from being tied so tightly.

I walk up the stairs and take a pin out of my hair. I place it inside the lock and try to pick it. Ade taught me how to. He told me he had to learn when he was escaping Pryla and was living on the streets.

Click.

It worked.

It doesn’t smell any better out here though I think that’s the smell of men who haven’t showered in weeks.

I tiptoe out of the door in hopes not to alert anyone by making any noise.

I bump into a mop and it falls over making a loud bang noise.

So much for that.

All eyes are on me.

Crap.

"The princess!" A short stubby man points at me. "She escaped!"

"Get her!" a woman shouts.

I waterweave the waves to lift them up so high you would think a tsunami is coming. "Take one step closer to me, I dare you."

The all freeze.

I consider dropping the water anyway and water weaving the water around me to give me a space of oxygen but they listened and I’d feel too bad.

I waterweave some of the water out of the sea to create a dagger. I drop the waves causing the ship to rock so hard some of the pirates fall over.

While they all cause a commotion, I dive off of the boat and into the sea.

Prylans:0

Anastasia:1

(Character is from my WOF series)