Welcome! This is the first chapter of my story, Daughters of the Jewel. I don't usually write in anglish, so feel free to tell me if there are any big mistakes :) But other than that, i hope you enjoy.
Sama:
The wind was blowing in hard from the west the day they set sail. The robes tore on the masts above her head, and the fresh smell of saltwater filled her nose. The sky was a deep grey, and even though the sun was up the morning was still cold, and the freezing air ripped up the lunges. She lifted her hand to wave goodbye one final time. The four of them stood on the pears seeing them off. Her mother was waving a small white scarf eagerly, and both sorrow and hope was painted across her face. Sorrow, because this was the first time her daughter left on one of the journeys that her husband often ventured out on, and hope, because she knew that his journeys usually meant money, silk and beautiful jewelry. He had done this so many time before, that she shouldn't be worried, but she was for her daughter, who was so new to that part of life. By her mother's side her younger sister was also waving, she had a huge smile on her face, a beautiful face that showed the pure innocence that was still hers. Behind them were the oldest of the three sisters and her husband. He had his arm around her shoulders, and she had raised her arm in a royal kind of gesture, almost as if she wished to look like a goddess of luck, sending them off.
She is always so serious! Sama thought, and turned to her father who stood by the helm with both hands firmly planted. He was issuing orders with his loud rough voice, making his crew run from one job to the next, making the ship sail steadily out of the port. She walked up to his side and stood by the rail looking down on the deck. She had never been on a ship before, but already she had never felt more at home than she did at this moment. She didn't belong in the world back there. She should have been happily married by now, and had her own house and children to tend to. But no, she didn't want any of that! She wanted the pure freedom that her father had, being captain of his own ship. She had always dreamt of leaving with him on one of his journeys, and now he had had finally granted her that wish.
"Sama my lass, come here for a moment!" her father said behind her, his voice deep and low, and reminding her of the stories he told her during her childhood. She turned towards him, eyes sparkling. He always called her Sama, although he had named her Smaragd (means Emerald) himself, naming her and her sisters after his favorite jewels.
"When you enter my crew, there are rules to follow! When we get to open water I will have one of the men teach you all the basics of sailing and you will learn everything from the bottom up, just like every other man on this ship. No special treatment! But I have high expectations, you are still the daughter of the best captain on these fearsome waters!" he told her, looking at her with a proud, yet still joyful expression. She nodded eagerly, she did not expect special treatment, and did not want it! She went back to watching the crew down on the deck, but now paying special attention to what her father said, and then what followed. Thus she began to understand what the words meant, and what the different sails and robes were called.
The captain gave over the helm to his boatswain, a small old man named Mr. Tabafee, who had beard all over his face, and a boyish grin in his eyes at all times. He then went down to the deck, where the crew stopped and looked at him with respect and curiosity.
"This here gentlemen, is Sama my daughter. She will enter the crew at equal terms with any one of you, I want you to show her the ways of life on my ship. However, know this! If any of you lay an unwanted hand on her, I shall see you sliced and drowned within mere moments, you understand?" He let the men process the information, "But apart from that, let us give her a chance to see why WE are regarded the most fiersome and dangerous scourge to ever sail these waters!" he finished, and the crew answered him with a loud cheer before turning back to their duties.
"Pete, come here lad." He said out loud, and a young, strong man with blond hair approached them. He had a mischievous look to him, and his blue eyes twinkled playfully as he locked his gaze into hers.
So, keep following if you want to get to know the other two sisters, and find out what troubles they will all end up in before this story is through. I promise, there will be explotion action, in more than one way ;)
