Burning Bright
“Many of the servants and slaves passing through the hallway, stepping around her with heads lowered, wore dresses or skirts made of the same brown cotton as her hastily purchased clothing. Her hair was arranged loosely on her head with only those few pins she had been able to scavenge from her bedchamber on Athena. Embarrassing, to be so grateful for her carelessness, but without them she would have been forced to braid her hair as if dressing for bed, or leave it hanging around her shoulders l...ike a child, and she wanted—needed—Admiral Durrant to take her seriously.
“But—you must accompany me!” she had exclaimed to Ramsay.
“I haven’t been summoned. And I am not your commanding officer, not as far as the Admiralty is concerned.”
“I—” In all her imaginings, when she faced Durrant, Ramsay stood with her. Now all her proud words about standing up to the admiral flew out the window with the salt breeze.MoreLess
“But—you must accompany me!” she had exclaimed to Ramsay.
“I haven’t been summoned. And I am not your commanding officer, not as far as the Admiralty is concerned.”
“I—” In all her imaginings, when she faced Durrant, Ramsay stood with her. Now all her proud words about standing up to the admiral flew out the window with the salt breeze.MoreLess
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