Annabelle glared at him. "I never give them more then they need!" She said. Which was true. She only gave a little back, but not enough that wouldn't be enough for them to have food and a roof over their head. She scoffed. "You looked pretty damn rich to me, darling." She commented, raising her voice. She could tell he had one too many to drink, his words slurring slightly and he didn't look stable to be on his feet, it should be easier then this. She ducked the sword he aimed at her neck, but it grazed her upper arm, causing her to wince just slightly, but she brushed it off. She watched as he turned and ran. He ran?
She took the chance to gather several handfuls of coin and stuff them in her bag that wasn't cut, it wasn't as much as she'd like, but it was enough to do for now. She quickly glanced up, grabbing her sword when another man came in with Jacob. She listened as they told her to make a choice. She took the chance she had when Pierre went to the captain to run past the two and onto the upper deck. She jumped off the boat and rolled on the ground before getting up. She glanced back before she turned on her heels and ran, ran back to the castle where she'd be safe.
When she got back to her room, she quickly changed out of her clothes and into a white nightgown, stuffing everything in her hidden compartment in her dresser. She let her hair down and shook it, sighing. She sat on her bed and counted the coins she was able to gather. It certainly wasn't a lot, but a couple to each person would be enough, for now anyways. She stuffed the coins back in the bed and slid it under her bed, laying down before she fell asleep.
Later that day, she had got up and washed up, changing into a white dress, her hair in curls. She looked at herself in the mirror and gasped, her hand moving to her neck. Her locket was gone, the one she had on yesterday. The captain had seen her in it, she knew he did, and she probably lost it on the ship. Mentally scolding herself, she decided she'd play it off as losing it when he was showing her around. She didn't bother to think about it as she grabbed the bag and moving them to a more formal bag as she left to walk the village, handing the coins out to the villagers.