Isabella Giovanni sat on the edge of the dock in Tortuga. She gazed down into the crystal clear waters and smiled sadly to herself. There was a slight breeze that made her long curly brown hair dance about in the wind. Isabella Giovanni was a beautiful young woman with long curly dark hair that reached her waist. She had startling bright green eyes, full lips and a tanned complextion.
"Princess Isabella are you feeling okay?" asked Marianna.
Marianna was Isabella's lady's maid and close friend. She was a large woman with a voice to match. She had a rounded face with kind eyes and rosy red cheeks.
"Marianna i'm not so sure i am Princess Isabella anymore" she sighed "not after.."
"Not After what happend back in Rome" Marianna finished for her and Isabella nodded."So who do you want to be?"
Isabella shrugged her shoulders. " I don't really know who i am never mind who i want to be" she replied.
Marianna gave her a quizical look. "I'm not sure i understand" Marianna said slowly.
"Do you think it is possible for a person to be born into the wrong body?" she asked making Marianna even more confused.
"Do you need a drink Princess, you may have been in the sun for too long" Marianna said standing up feeling worried.
Isabella shook her head and turned back to face the calm ocean. "Marianna please don't call me Princess Isabella anymore, i want to start again where no one knows who i really am" she told her.
"So what shall i call you?" asked Marianna.
"I don't know, how about Dawn" she replied
" Why Dawn?" Marianna enquired
"The start of a new day" She told her simply as she went back to watch the passing ships that were coming into port and setting sail.
Marianna shook her head slightly as she wandered off into the town. Isabella kicked her legs back and forth as she stared blankly into the distance planning her future life. She stood up and turned round bumping into someone. She fell to the ground and looked up to see who she had walked into. A fairly tall man with a slightly greying beard looked down at her.
"I am very sorry, i wasn't paying attention to where i was going" she told him as he extended his hand to help her up.
"That's alright me beauty, but a young lass like you shouldn't be in a place like this" he told her.
Isabella noticed that he seemed different from the people she had already encountered while she had been here. He seemed kind where as the rest had been violent and rough.
"I am fine but thank you for your concern" she told him with a small smile lighting up her pretty face.
"You seem like a nice lass, i'd suggest you leave Tortuga as soon as ye can but if you need any help while you're here, my name is Joshamee Gibbs, so just you come and talk to me if you get in ter any trouble" the man said before turning to walk down the dock towards the town.
"How will i know where to find you?" she asked
"I'll be in rosemary's tavern" he called back before disappearing.
Isabella decided to head back towards the town to find Marianna. She couldn't believe her luck in finding someone so kind who had offered to help her out without even knowing her name.