"Who thinks so "? Lynnette interrupted , skewering him with her cold cold emerald glare .
" Why , it is a common supposition , my dear captaine," He added , before she could accuse him , 'I have never given them a reason to believe it of cause , It is simply cos am often seen in your company , we pirates are filthy minded a lot.... he grinned and trailed off.
" And I bet , you never denied the rumor ."
Captain Bellairs spread his hands and shrugged , " Why should I ruin my reputation ? Besides , "he cajoled , " it does your reputation no harm to be named my lady."
"That's a matter of opinion !! " she countered , then smiled to take a shrug from her words because she knew he was right.
Andre Bellairs was certainly cleaner than most buccaneers, if nothing else , since rumors were bound to fly a woman who wore breeches and carried a sword into battle with such great success , she supposed she was lucky the talk isn't hadn't been worse.
One reason Lynnette was not entirely displeased with the rumor as that it provided protection , if everyone thought she bedded Andre , there would be fewer men attempting to get her in their beds.
After a few more pleasantries she excused herself from Andre, he watched her go thoughtfully, marveling at her beauty and coldness.
After leaving Andre , Lynnette make rounds of her acquaintances , greeting men she had not seen for months , drinking and exchanging conversations with them .
For a while she sat among her crew , boasting with as much creativity as they about the ships , they had taken and the bounty that was their reward . Bellairs's crew and the men of yet another ship wagered with them as to the richness of their next prize. But lynnette's heart wasn't in it , and when the party began to devolve into serious wenching , she got up quietly and walked into the darkness,
Captain Thorne tried not to hear the sounds of nearby fornications , the grunts and moans of couples as the pleasured each other , The sound brought only painfully memories for her.
Memories of her sister, brutally raped before her eyes .....
She closed her ears to the not so far discreet noises turning her face upward , The moon was full , hanging large in the midnight sky . Silver rays framed her delicate face , glinted in her green eyes, it seemed all the stars in creation were shining tonight , spreading cold light and beauty on the earth .
Lynnette took refuge in their celestial radiance , wanting to forget the past , needing to forget -----but never able to escape the images burned in her mind ,. She could not ignore the things that had made her what she was.
Lynnette curved her hands into hard fists , exhaling to revenge the tightness in her slender shoulders . I shall avenge you Sarah , she swore ,no matter the cost .