Drabble: 'Letter of Marque' (Norrington - PG)

[dwgm]

A hundred words for the 'Fall' prompt at blackpearlsails...



~ Letter of Marque ~

Elizabeth's fall had been the beginning of his own, regardless of what he had thought at the time. Jealousy could make a man do strange things. Actions that seemed just and reasonable and necessary in the light of day had motives that became plain at night as the mists of dreams dissolved and one's heart began to ache in the blackness. The unthinkable rendered simple truth.

What was honor? Or duty?

The unexamined life is not worth living. But James wondered about the examined life, pinned to one's bed, the thud of another heart, undead, echoing in one's ears.


~.~

Comments

[hope27.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful look into James Norrington's mind. Yes, Lizzie's fall brought many with her. The ripple effects went far and wide, touching Will, her father, Norrington, and even the town of Port Royal itself.

That last line is shudder-worthy. Beautiful and thought provoking.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! James doesn't feel any reluctance to turn the heart over to Beckett in that scene in DMC, but I can imagine he started feeling more conflicted about things petty quickly.