"Mayta fetch the captain, now!" Adonia called out. Her mission she'd trained for her whole life was at stake. If they stopped at this harbor the Denalli militia would surely kill her. There wasn't a reply from her maid, Mayta. Adonia's heart began to rush in her chest.

"Mayta!" She tried once again, Mayta always answered on the first try. This time Adonia made her way toward her cabin door that led out to the deck. Dagger in hand, Adonia began to twist the crystal knob, ready for an attack.

An arm wrapped across her waist yanking her back, but Adonia was trained for attacks like these. With the hilt of her dagger she jabbed it into the attackers crotch, suspecting it was a male due to the muscular arm and scent sweat. Adonia slipped down to the floor to slip out of the intruders grasp, but since she was in her skirts her movements were slow and sloppy. The attacker got a hold of her wrist and yanked her close enough to identify it was indeed a male.

"Listen! We have to jump from your window now we are under attack." The boy spoke quickly.

"No!" Adonia cried out, assuming this was an assasination attempt. She balled her fist and swung toward's the perpatrators face, but he ducked out of reach.

"My lady Adonia I have orders from the queen mother. I'm sworn to protect you. You must be quiet and jump now or I can do it the hard way." The intruder spoke with earnest.

"Liar! You'll be hung for this!" The girl shouted and kicked her leg between the boy's legs.

He blocked her attempt with his hand that felt stiff as a boulder. "You're mission is to kill King Garan. Believe me now?"

Before Adonia could even think or question anything there was a bang at the door to the cabin. The stranger yanked Adonia harder towards the windows and with his foot he began to kick and shatter the glass. Her mind was whirling with confusion and uncertainty, her father would be disappointed.

"Can you swim?" The boy asked.

Adonia opened her mouth to respond when there was a loud crack from the wood breaking from the door. Before she knew it Adonia was flying through the air. The breeze was hitting hard against her face until she smacked hard into the water.

The current tore Adonia every which way, yanking at her skirts. It seemed to be pulling her down into its deep dark abyss like hell pulling a sinner to their eternal doom. Adonia kicked and kicked her legs, but she was never one for swimming. Her breath couldn't be held any longer until she saw the boy swimming down to her. His black hair was glistening from the sun's harsh glare and moved through the water like weeds swaying violently in a storms breeze. Adonia began to dizzy, forgetting what exactly was going on. Strong hands grabbed a hold of her forearms and up she rose closer and closer to that heated, irate sun. 

Black.

Adonia awoke in the warm sands of a beach. She jumped up, startled. In the distance she saw the royal ship of Lanker being pulled down by the unforgiving sea. 

"Asher!" Adonia screamed running through the sands towards the crashing waves.

An arm grabbed Adonia's wrist hard and stonelike. The boy from the ship.  

"Why you little-" before Adonis could even move her vision blacked out once more.