Captain Lynnette

The cabin boy had fallen overboard again .

  A shouted curse, followed by a resounding splash, jolted the captain from contemplative stillness to sudden action . silhouetted against a vibrant blue sky , balancing at ease on the steeply canted deck of the port now, the ship commander had been idly tracking the path of a dapple -gray gull as it circled the top gallants high above . Gold -burnished red hair framed the hollow -cheeked face ,and a billowing silk shirt fluttered in the sultry breeze , molding itself to a slender yet strongly muscled torso . Tight black breeches encased lean, perfectly formed legs and a heavy sword belt was buckled low across slim hips .Power and grace fairly emanated from the captain's lithe figure .

   A figure that had never , ever been mistaken for a man's reacting instantly to the disturbance , the captain turned her attention down gently lapping waves below, where a quick scan of the situation told her all she needed to know . 

The ships youngest crew member slipped his tether , tumbling headlong into the aqua waters of the bay for an unexpected bath .

    Lynnette swore she'd never met another human being quite so clumsy as young Davie, nor one so prone to making the same mistake twice . she 'd told the boy a hundred times to have someone else tie the knots on his makeshift sling when scraping the hull, or she would make him do it the hard way by keelhauling . Davies own knots weren't worth the rope they were made from , this was the third time she had fallen and the last time she was going to save him. 

  She sighed , stripping off her high boots quickly , when the got back onboard , she was going to have someone teach him the correct way to tie a knot . she have  no time to mollycoddle her men. Damn" Lynnette swore, from all the splashing , it sounded like she better hurry ,or he would tire himself out before she could get to him . She could have had one of the men go after him but in truth , she was the strongest swimmer on the Maiden's Revenge (ship) , and besides , she was their leader , it was her duty to protect her crew, and that , unfortunately , included fishing them out of the drink (water) when necessary.  Unbuckling her sword belt letting it clatter on the deck , she leapt to the railing, balanced for a second , then drove cleanly into the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean far below 

      She was quite the captain always to the rescue, and her crew love and respect her for that . They are always loyal to the core . She can't help but chuckle after she recalled how many times the young lad had fallen over board, she always cautioned him to stay clear of the railings , but the young lad seemed to have sold his ears. She wanted so much to punish him for disobeying her again and again , But the punishment will have to wait , she have to save him first

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