Adelina sighed. "What is even the point of being on a ship, do you have a destination in mind? I have never and will never understand sailors." In most cases, Adelina never argued like this, but in the presence of a pirate and away from people of her kingdom, she didn't hesitate to argue or voice her opinion.
“Being on a ship gives you the freedom to go where you please,” Cicada responded growing slightly irritated. She knew Adelina was a princess but she was just dismissing an entire livelihood without much thought, “Something most common folk consider a privilege. We have no destination yet though we will most likely be heading not to yours or your ex fiance’s kingdom.”
"That is obvious. If you went anywhere near those kingdoms, you would be chased down and captured." Adelina mumbled to herself. "I suppose. If you do not have a destination or a plan then you can make up your own, changing it if need be." She was slowly starting to understand.
Cicada nodded along taking a moment to understand what she was saying. She grinned and leaned back on the desk, "Exactly. See you're getting the appeal of this lifestyle. Now, you'll be staying with me for the moment unless you would like to stay with the boys?"
Adelina was ready to object, opening her mouth, but she closed it quicker than she opened it. "No, I would rather stay with you than them, definitely." She said, nodding. She sighed, the fact that she was stuck here settling in.
Cicada gave a nod and stood up from the desk. She made her way towards the door, "Good choice. I'm going to go and check on the rest of my crew. Feel free to make yourself at home while I'm out."
Adelina nodded and watched the pirate leave the room. She rested her head in her hands, reflecting on the past half hour. It was going to be a very big jump in lifestyle that she would rather not do, but she had no other choice. At least she wasn't being locked up in a cell below decks.
Cicada shut the door behind her and walked across the deck. From a first glance, it wasn't looking that well. No one appeared to be dead yet but based on her medic's, Breeze, fanatic movements a few had been fatally wounded. She let out a sigh and went down to see if she could help at all considering how few injuries she had.
Adelina stayed in place for a while, thinking about the whole situation. She did eventually stand up from the chair and flop backward on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She felt the ship move with the waves, calming her slightly.
Cicada ran a hand through her hair and she ended up helping clean wounds on those less injured. It gave Breeze a needed break so the other girl could focus on the heavily wounded. As the remainder of the day passed it looked like most were going to make it through the night, but a few had a grim future. She was tired, hungry, and wanted to go to bed. Letting out a long sigh she made her way back to her cabin.
With everything going on, Adelina's mind shut down and she fell asleep. It was the best way for her to cope with stress or fear or anger. She fell asleep not much after she got on the bed.
Cicada entered and saw Adelina on her bed, asleep. She took off her coat and hung it before shutting the door behind her. She let out a long sigh and walked over to her desk. She had neglected to set up a hammock earlier so she was sleeping in her chair. It would only be for a night and she could set the hammock up tomorrow.
Adelina jolted awake, hearing the door open and close. She looked around, confused for a second, before what happened registered. She blinked a few times and saw Cicada. "Oh, hello… sorry I fell asleep. Uh, where am I supposed to be sleeping, assuming this bed is yours?"
Cicada looked over at Adelina and waved her off. She made her way over to the wardrobe with full intentions of changing into something more comfortable for sleeping, "You can use the bed. Though if you wouldn't mind helping me set up a hammock, that would be greatly appreciated."
Adelina smiled a little, standing up from the bed. "I wouldn't mind, how may I help?" She asked walking to the other side of the bed, which was closer to Cicada. She went to the wardrobe as well. "Could I actually have something else to wear to bed? I am fine with this dress for the day, but it is a pain to sleep in."
"Sure," Cicada threw a plain-looking shirt and pants at the princess. She grabbed a pair similar for herself and slipped off her tank top revealing bare skin, "Get changed first and then we can talk. It'll be easier to maneuver the hammock without the dress."
Adelina sighed and went to the other side of the room and started untieing a bow and the top layer of her dress. The knife that she hid in her dress earlier clambered to the floor. Adelina winced and stepped on it, sliding it under a table before quickly looking back at Cicada.
Cicada heard the clatter and thought little of it. She pulled the plain shirt over her head before going to change out her pants. Once she finished she began to pull out the hammock set up. Letting the princess do her own thing.
Adelina let out a relieved breath. She continued taking off the dress, getting to the under layer of the dress. Once out of it all she quickly put on the plain shirt and pants. She took a few deep breaths, taking in her full lung capacity. She smiled slightly and turned around. "So, where should I put this?" She asked, refering to the dress.
"The floor is fine," Cicada responded with a light smirk finally getting the hammock out. She let it rest against the wardrobe as she noticed the mess of fabric on the floor, "Unless you would prefer under the bed?"
Adelina glanced at the bed then under the bed. "I will leave it here." She said nodding as if to convince herself it was fine to leave it on the floor, getting dirtier and more wrinkled by the minute. She looked at it once more before going over to Cicada to help with the hammock.
"I have two hooks. One on this side of the cabin, and one on the other," Cicada handed Adelina one end of the hammock. She gestured to the two hooks she was talking about not minding the dress on the floor. It would have gotten dirty anyway. She pointed to the hook closest to Cicada, "I'll take this one and you can hook it up to the other one.
Adelina nodded and looked back to where Cicada pointed. She spotted the hook and went over to hook it up. "Is that it? Or is there something else we need to do?" She asked, walking back to the pirate.
Cicada hooked up her end and watched as the hammock stayed sturdy on its own. She looked over at Adelina with a shrug, "Nope. That's everything. Go ahead and get to bed, you have a busy day tomorrow."
Adelina sighed and nodded, going over to the bed. She pulled back the blankets and slid in bed. Before she hadn't paid much attention to the comfort level of the bed, just assuming any discomfort was her dress. And she was right. It was surprisingly comfortable. "Good night."
Cicada laid back in the hammock no blanket covering her for the night. She shut her eyes as she swang slowly back and forth with the waves. She enjoyed her comfortable bed, but this would do for now, "Night princess."
A very small smile unconsciously grew on Adelina's lips. She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep. She turned over and over, unable to sleep for at least an hour. Eventually, she did get to sleep, but it was a very light sleep.
Cicada fell asleep after some late night thoughts. She woke up earlier the next morning and wasted no time changing back into her captain's gear. Not caring if she woke Adelina or not.
Adelina woke the moment Cicada got out of the hammock. She tried to go back to sleep but she was very unsuccessful. She let out a loud, long groan. She was tired, still. Slowly, she sat up and rubbed her eyes in an attempt to wake up more.
Cicada was finishing with her belt around her waist and she looked over at the princess. She shot her a sly grin and stepped over, "Morning princess. Have a good night's sleep?"