Think, think, think

“Look, someone we know was hurt… And we all know what that makes us wanna do, but in order to get even, we have to think about this.” Garin said, but he went mostly ignored.

“Poison’d make it quick and easy!” Bill said with a hiss, his wings buzzing in anger.

“Aye, but how would we get him to take it?” Jim asked.

“You have a point…” Bill said, in thought.

“We could kidnap him, stick him in a long boat and let him drift to oblivion!” Talak suggested.

“You’re wasting words I say!” Sean said, wringing his hand around his knife hilt. “I say we do a good old fashion lynching!”

“I can find a place to hide the body!” Sam said, sticking his hand up straight in the air. Mint looked at him with a wide gape.

“Samuel! Z’is is not a very nice thing to take part in!” she said. Sam looked at her.

“So is stabbing Jacques in the back!” he said. Mint’s eyes widened.

“Z’at is what happened?” she asked. Sam nodded and she gasped aloud. “Ze cad!” Her hand then shot up as well. “I will help hide ze body!”

“All valid ideas, lads.” Garin said with a chuckle and a shake of his head. “But Jacques wouldn’t want us to. We have to get even with this bum where it will hurt him most…”

“I think I have a way.” Every head turned to find Rat coming in the doorway, his long claws clacking on the wooden floor as he approached and jumped up to a bench, sitting like a loyal dog awaiting an order. Garin’s arms uncrossed.

“Well?” he asked.

“There is a Niña of Dominic’s,” Rat continued. “Mucho upset with him…”

“Somehow I doubt kidnapping her will help us achieve our goal.” Garin said with a sigh.

“No, no!” Rat said, holding up a hand. “El Niña’s name is Charlotte. She is Dominic’s hija.”

Garin cocked his head. “Dominic has a daughter?”

“Si.” Rat nodded. “I’ve been watching her all day, and found she has un novio. They are very much en amor, and wish to… Gah, what is word?”

“Marry?” Mint asked.

“No,” Rat said. “Well, si, the two wish to marry, but Dominic, he no allow it. So they wish to… leave.”

“Elope,” said Garin, his eyes averting into clear thought.

“Si! That is it! Only, they have no dinero, and Dominic forbid her to see her novio, this very afternoon! She cry mucho…” Rat said. Garin stood from where he sat and looked around, turning in a slight circle as he walked and looked out one of the portholes on his ship. His thoughtful face turned into an all out grin within minutes, and he turned to face his crew.

“Rat… from what you saw this afternoon, would you say that Dominic cares for her?”

“Si, mucho.”

“And from the way he forbade her to see her lover again… he has another man in mind?”

“Aye.”

“What’re you driving at captain?” Talak asked. Garin’s grin widened.

“Mates… we are gonna hurt Dominic where it’ll hurt him most…” he said. “We’re gonna take his daughter away from him!”

“By helping them run away to get married?” Sam asked, scratching his head.

“Oh, si parfaitement romantique!” Mint squealed, putting both her hands to one cheek in a swooning manner.

“You hit the nail on the head, lil’ mate!” Garin said, ruffling Sam’s hair, then turning to the others. “We’ve got work to do, my friends! Now listen carefully…”
~~~
Garin's infamous planning face. Thought I'd draw it so ya'll know what I'm talking about next time I reference it.

Garin and co. © Neopets

Dominic, and Charlotte DeFaux ©

Mint ©