AN: I think I'm obsessed with one shots. Or two shots. But I can never finish them so feel free to expand in your own story, as long as you mention where the idea came from.

Anyway, enjoy. I do not own the brotherband chronicles. John Flanagan does.

Also, the first song is from The Little Mermaid, the second one is from Lord of the Rings, the third one is from Prince of Egypt. I like adding songs in my stories. I don't own them. Sorry for the drabble, but it must be done.

Charlotte, or Charlie to everyone but her mother, looked at the harbour and the sailors and thought to herself, 'someday I will be part of the world of seafarers, and ships.'

Then Charlie sang to herself,

"I don't know when,

I don't know how,

but I know something's starting right now.

Watch and you'll see,

someday I'll be,

part of your world!"

She then slipped back into the shadows of the alleys of Hallasholm and went back to her house and back to her master.

Charlie was 12 and a slave to the Maktig of Skandia. The Maktig being the greatest warrior of that time. She was from Araluen and hated the name Charlotte. That was why she had insisted on being called Charlie.

The Maktig wasn't a cruel man. He had agreed to her name choice and wasn't abusive. But his son on the other hand, now he was a bully and hated Charlie. He was only nice to her when she sang. Which she ended up doing a lot.

When she got back from her one hour break in the day, consisting of going to see the new ship in the harbour and longing for a chance to be one of them, Tursgud, her masters son, was in a bad mood.

"Sing for me girl." He demanded. Even though he was only a year older than her, he took to calling her girl, or slave instead of Charlie.

"What would you like to hear sir?" She asked humbly.

"Anything. Just sing. But nothing too girly."

"Home is behind, the world ahead.

And there are many paths to tread.

Through shadows, to the edge of night,

Until the stars are all alight.

Mist and shadow, cloud and shade,

All shall fade, all shall fade."

When she had finished, Tursgud sighed and left, feeling better.

Just then her master, the Maktig, (she didn't even know his real name), came in and said,

"So, Charlie, I have something to tell you. I have decided to set you free."

Charlie was ecstatic. She had never even dreamed of hearing this.

"The reason being, I think you have great potential in the world, and I think that you would do better not being a slave. I'm also not too fond of having a slave."

"Thank you sir. Thank you very much. But if I may ask one question?"

"Go ahead. You are a free girl now."

"Where will I go? I have no one here."

"I have already figured that out. You shall stay with Karina Mikkelswife. You shall help her in her eating house. She will pay you and you will be like a daughter to her and a sister to her son Hal."

"Thank you again sir. I couldn't have asked for better." Charlie was dying to hug him, but didn't know if it was proper. This was answered when the Maktig hugged her and she hugged back.

"Now you had better pack and I had better explain to my son why we have to do everything ourselves." He said with a chuckle.

Charlie ran to her room downstairs and packed her few belongings. She then heard a roar of anger from upstairs and smiled. 'He won't be pleased.' She thought to herself.

She then had another song come into her head and thought it was appropriate to sing it.

"There can be miracles

When you believe

Though hope is frail

It's hard to kill

Who knows what miracles

You can achieve

When you believe

Somehow you will

You will when you believe"

Just then, the Maktig returned and took her to her new life with Karina and Hal.

AN: I have the second chapter almost done.