| “ | To be poor is one thing, but to be kept low in the dirt by the actions of other... that makes one positively murderous...! The man is applauded for stealing my work and yet... I don't wish to be him. There's value in my story, in this vessel I occupy, that Jacque Sorrel will never know. And I'm glad I had a chance to tell our story, the story of Lanitra, in my own words. | „ |
| ~ Anja Rakotomanga -- Turning the Page Investigation |
Anja Rakotomanga is the Administrator of the Warehouse of Sainte-Anne, where the pirates that call the port home store their excess supplies, furniture, weapons and plunder. She is also a figure in the Turning the Page investigation and the true author of Kit the Tiger.
Although the children's book continues to rake in record breaking profits from it's sales (with the daughter of the King of France even demanding a sequel), Anja has received none of the credit for the book. Instead, that went to Jacques Sorrel, a French writer who stole and published her writings.
However after parallels were drawn between the events of the children's story and Uricko Freeman's robbery of the Dutch Galleon Schaduw -- with some saying that a Tiger was flown on the flag flown by freeman -- Sorrel ended up in trouble with French Authorities. A 5000 silver reward for the capture of the writer ALIVE was put out, forcing Sorrel to abandon his manor in Sainte Amélie and flee aboard his new ship, La Plume.
After confronting Anja, she reveals that she doesn't know where Uricko or the treasure was and also clarified that it was a hammer on Uricko's sails, not a tiger. She also explains that she doesn't want any fame or glory for her writings and was more than happy to let Jacques Sorrel take the fall and keep the profits, as she sees value in the story itself and was just happy to tell the story of Lanitra in her own words.
Kit the Tiger[]
| “ | With a final swipe of her paw, Kit the Tiger opened up his belly, and all the stolen treasures and gems and villagers fell out in a wave, laughing, dancing and hugging. "What will you do now?" asked little Sam. "See over there," said Kit. The boy squinted. Over the horizon, past the sun, he saw a man shape, grabbing at trees and stuffing them into his mouth, smaller than the one just destroyed, but growing all the same. "I have to keep going, and fighting," Kit says, "but one day I won't be able to, and then it'll be up to you" if you like this one, I've got another one about a flying ship tell your mother to write next time you visit Sainte-Anne and try not to lose this, like you've lost every other gift I've given you! Auntie Anja |
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| ~ Kit and the Tiger, A.R., Chapter 10 -- Turning the Page Investigation |