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Chapter 9 - The Request

Captain opened the letter and read the letter. After he read the letter, Captain began to start the conversation. "Ok I agree to follow the request from your Master. What's your name, Mister?" asked Captain to the guest. "My name is Mikael, Captain Jack" said the guest. "Alright Mikael, you should stay here for one night. This is my worker who will accompany you to the guest room, he name is Luc. Luc will bring you meal to your room and if there something you need, you can ask Luc about that. Tomorrow morning we will sail to your Master's house at Frankfurt, Germany. Luc go tell any workers to gather all crew at the office room. Me and Anne will wait at office room, thank you" said Captain. "Yes Captain" said Luc goes out with Mikael. Captain and Anne go to the office room. While waiting for the crews to come, Captain and Anne doing their job as usual.

When all crew gather around, Captain started the conversation. "Ok guys we had a job from Mr. Philip Anderson at Frankfurt, Germany. He's request for us is to deliver porcelain from Frankfurt to Mr. Forest Macrocosm at Forest Shop, Westminster. Anne and I after this will go to Forest Shop to take money for Mr. Philip then we will sail to Frankfurt. Mikael as Mr. Philip's messenger will follow us to Mr. Philip's house and if we doing our job completely, Mr. Forest will represent Mr. Philip to pay our job for 1,500 silver pennies" said Captain. [About porcelain at Europe this called Meissen Porcelain or Meissen China that was the first European hard-paste porcelain been developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death at October Johann Friedrich Bottger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market]. Back the story, "Ok that all about the meeting. If all agreed about the request, the meeting will dismiss and all of you should prepare for sail tomorrow" said Captain smiling. "Yes Captain" replied by all crew. "Anne, come with me. We go to Forest Shop to meet Mr. Forest" said Captain. "Alright Captain" said Anne.

All crew leaving the office room. Captain and Anne go to Forest Shop. After they arrive at Forest Shop, they saw porcelain and house appliances made off by wood in the shop. They saw a man about 40's sitting at the desk checking the porcelain condition. "Mr. Forest ... ?" asked Captain. "Yes I am. What can I do for you Mister and Mistress ... ?" asked Mr. Forest. "Oh I'm Captain Jack Pearl and this is Miss Anne Louise, we're here for Mr. Philip and he sent us to take money for the porcelain. After we doing our job, Mr. Forest will represent Mr. Philip to pay for us 1,500 silver pennies" said Captain. "Oh sorry I thought Miss Anne your wife" said Mr. Forest apologized. "That's ok Mr. Forest" said Anne with a red face. Captain face got red too. Mr. Forest smiled to see their red face. "So you are Captain Jack, wait here I will get the money for you" said Mr. Forest smiling goes to the back of his shop and yelled "Joanna ... ". After that a lady wearing an apron about 35's came to the shop. "This is my wife. Her name is Joanna. Joanna, I want to go to get money at house. You accompany here with Captain Jack and Miss Anne" said Mr. Forest. 

"Alright do your business" said Mrs. Joanna to her husband. Mr. Forest went back to his shop that got connected with his house. "Hello I'm Joanna nice to meet you Captain Jack and Miss Anne. Do you interest about this porcelain or house appliances? You can see for a while to spend the time" said Mrs. Joanna. "No thank you Mrs. Joanna. I think I will wait for Mr. Forest to come. But Anne maybe want to look for a moment" said Captain while saw Anne looked the house appliances with interest. "Yes I like to see this house's tool for a while" said Anne smiling. Anne then walked the entire shop and stop after seeing the couple's cup made from wood. The cup carved a picture of a man and a woman standing together under big tree. "This cup looks so cute, how much it this?" asked Anne. "Oh that couple's cup had a lot different carved one had stand under the tree, the other one had sit on the chair, another one had ride the horse, etc. All been carved by my husband. For couple's cup that cost 30 silver pennies" said Mrs. Joanna. "Hmm ... I like this one who are standing under the tree but ... " Anne answered with thinking inside her head. 'Should I buy this cup? But I don't have someone to share another cup as couple. This looks pathetic if I buy for myself.'

Anne got wondering and wondering. Captain seen Anne looks so confused, he then take one of couple's cup from Anne hand. "This one I will take and you can have the other one Anne" said Captain. "Thank you Captain. I will pay all for the cup. That's my gift for you Captain" said Anne so happily. Captain just smiled. "This is 30 silver pennies Mrs. Joanna. Oh can Mr. Forest carve my name and Captain at the cup?" asked Anne. "Sure wait for my husband to come" said Mrs. Joanna smiling while receiving the money. After that Mr. Forest came to the shop with white envelope at his hand. "This is the money and letter for Mr. Philip. Hope you can deliver this and my porcelain well. Be careful when carrying the porcelain! Don't get break or missing from your journey to this place. Please ride carefully, Captain" said Mr. Forest while giving his envelope to Captain. "Don't worry we will try our best" said Captain receiving the envelope. "Forest, Anne want her cup and Captain's cup be carve with their names" said Mrs. Joanna. 

"No problem, give me that couple's cup. That will be write Jack and Anne name. Is that right?" asked Mr. Forest. "Yes that is" answered Anne. Anne and Captain give the couple's cup to Mr. Forest. While Mr. Forest carving the couple's cup, Mrs. Joanna chatting with Anne and Captain to wait for Mr. Forest to finish his carving. After the couple's cup been carved, Mr. Forest gave it to Anne and Captain. Anne and Captain smiling together, that expression show that they satisfied with Mr. Forest's work. "Thank you Mr. Forest this looked nice" said Anne. "Yeah thank you Mr. Forest this looked good" said Captain. "You're welcome" said Mr. Forest smiling too. "Alright this is time for us to go now. Good bye Mr. Forest and Mrs. Joanna. See ya" said Captain. "Good bye Mr. Forest and Mrs. Joanna. See you again" said Anne. "Good bye" said Mr. Forest. "See you again, we will wait here" said Mrs. Joanna. Captain and Anne then left the shop.

"Woman really like this stuff" said Captain while seeing his cup at his hand. "Yes, Captain should know about woman even just little bit" said Anne teasing. "Hahaha yes you're maybe right. Ok let's eat dinner at restaurant, Anne" said Captain. "Alright Captain" said Anne. Captain and Anne put the cup at their bag. They go to restaurant and order the meal. "After this we get to prepare for goods to be taken to our journey. The ingredient beside our farm, we can buy at outside. You can buy ingredient outside then ask Billy to cook the request meal for you" said Captain. "That's fine Captain, I can eat what Billy cook as long as there is vegetables on it" said Anne smiling. "Ok we should buy sword and gun that fit on your size. You should buy belt too so can put your small sword and gun" said Captain. "I don't have courage to use sword and gun, Captain but I will try my best" said Anne worried. 

"Gun needed when other people have gun too so you can say to that person for not shoot you or you will shoot. If other people just have sword, you can win with say to them to drop their sword or you will shoot them. But if more than one have gun, you will lose number. Try to negotiate with that people so they don't harm you" said Captain. "Alright Captain" said Anne. They then go to sword and weapon shop. Anne tried to look what sword and gun that fit for her size and not too heavy to bring that. Captain helped Anne to choose sword and gun. Anne chosen small sword, small gun, and a belt then she paid to owner of the shop. She put her belt at her waist for sword and gun. They then back to the house. Captain said to one of worker that he met is Daniel to cook for everyone and prepare at six o'clock in the morning. Captain told Daniel to tell all crew and Mikael to be prepared gathering on time at dining room for breakfast. Daniel nodding then left to the back. Captain and Anne go back to their room to take a rest for tomorrow morning to go sail. Morning come. Captain, Anne, Mikael, and all crew go to dining room to eat breakfast. Anne felt this is for the first time they all together eating breakfast at dining room. The days before just Anne and Captain ate meal together.