He caught her eye the instant he stepped off the ship. She smiled sweetly, her eyes solely upon him. Gazing raptly, he realized he had never seen one such as the creature sitting before him.

"Exquisite!" His voice boomed across the crowd standing on the dock.

Heads turned to see what had captured this captain's eye.

Striding across the wooden planks he reached her side. She looked up at him expectantly, waiting his command.

"May I?" Politely, for one as rough as he, his voice so kind.

She held out her hand.

But, instead of taking it in his, Barbossa swept up the small monkey perched on her shoulder and walked away.