TABLE OF CONTENTS Parts 01 through 38
Part the First: The White Skull and Rose on the Red Field
– In 1665, the Raging Gale interrupts Hope Harvey’s voyage to Carolina as it pirates her ship
Part the Second: The Rigging Comes Crashing Down
– The Raging Gale brings down the rigging when Hope’s ship refuses to strike colors, and Captain Sanders comes aboard
Part the Third: The Woman Claims a Prize
– Captain Sanders decides to kidnap Hope; Hope is introduced to Osei, her quartermaster and right hand man
Part the Forth: Hope Sails On Aboard the Raging Gale
– The Raging Gale shoves off, starting the voyage
Part the Fifth: The Captain Examines Her Prize
– Hope finds out from Captain Sanders that her family has a month to come up with the ransom, or else
Part the Sixth: Hope is Plundered
– Captain Sanders supervises the radical pairing down of Hope’s clothes, throwing the excess overboard
Part the Seventh: Hope is Revealed to the Pirates
– Hope plays the cittern for Captain Sanders and has the choice of being the musician or working the decks
Part the Eight: Hope Decides Her Fate
– Hope tries to refuse Captain Sanders, but gives in to her wishes when confronted with starvation and possibly being cast overboard
Part the Ninth: Music is Made on Board
– Hope starts performing for the crew, and encounters a critic
Part the Tenth: A Pirate’s Life for Thee
– Hope takes a break from the music, and Captain Sanders tells her about some of the appeal of piracy
Part the Eleventh: A Different Singing Rings Out
– After a few days at sea, the Gail comes on another vessel, and decides to attack
Part the Twelfth: The Gale Strikes a Ship
– The Gale readies for the attack, and the Dutch vessel puts up a fight
Part the Thirteenth: The Contested Boarding
– The Gale fires grape shot at her prey, softening them up for the boarding
Part the Fourteenth: The Surge Upon the Deck
– Hope finds herself in the boarding party with carnage filling the air and blood drenching her dress
Part the Fifteenth: The Captain Meets an Opponent
– The boarding of the Dutch flyut goes quickly, with great violence and harsh action by Captain Sanders
Part the Sixteenth: Hope is Tempted with Articles
– Hope discovers that musicians are a position covered by the Shipboard Articles, and demands to know more about these
Part the Seventeenth: Hope Asks the Captain
– Hope asks questions about being a pirate captain, and Captain Sanders starts to tell her story
Part the Eighteenth: Captain Sanders Recalls Her Beginnings
– Sanders starts telling her origins to Hope, how as a little girl she started to learn all about sailing
Part the Nineteenth: Captain Sanders Recalls Edwin
– Sanders continues, discussing the man she loved who helped get her aboard a ship dressed as a man
Part the Twentieth: Captain Sanders Exposes Herself
– Sanders continues her origin, discussing her training and the fateful trip where her secret was revealed
Part the Twenty First: A Victory Arises From a Tragedy
– Sanders’ origin tale finishes, with her captaincy secured, while Hope uncovers another secret
Part the Twenty Second: Hope Considers Her Options
– Hope considers whether to go on the account, in contrast to returning to her family
Part the Twenty Third: Hope Submits to Be Saved
– Hope agrees to the articles of Sanders’ ship and starts to read the code of the sea
Part the Twenty Fourth: Hope Sees the Depths of Damnation
– Hope continues to read the articles and discovers how harsh a pirate’s life can be
Part the Twenty Fifth: Hope Goes On the Account
– Hope finishes reading the articles, then swears to them and joins Sanders’ crew
Part the Twenty Sixth: A Galleon Is Spotted
– Two days later, the Raging Gail spots a galleon to go after
Part the Twenty Seventh: The Galleon is Seized
– The galleon the Raging Gale was after surrenders, and the pirates seize their treasure
Part the Twenty Eighth: The Coming of the Casa
– The Raging Gale is interrupted by the arrival of her nemesis, the Casa del Sol
Part the Twenty Ninth: The Casa del Sol
– The Casa del Sol forces the Raging Gale to leave her prize and make a run for it
Part the Thirtieth: Running Before the Casa
– The Casa del Sol bears down on the Raging Gale and threatens to seize her
Part the Thirty First: Hope Plays For Her Life
– Osei commands Hope to play a cadence rhythm to save the ship
Part the Thirty Second: From On The Run, Into The Drink
– The Raging Gale escapes the Casa and Hope has too much rum
Part the Thirty Third: Hope’ Violent Storm
– Hope suffers a hangover and asks for water, to which she finds the Gale is going to supply at the Cay
Part the Thirty Fourth: A Good Omen
– On the way to the Cay, a dolphin races the Gale and Collins tells Hope he was a Roundhead
Part the Thirty Fifth: Sailing Into the Cay
– The Raging Gale enters the Cay without incident
Part the Thirty Sixth: The Preparations for Going Ashore
– Hope is asked by Sanders to join her foraging party; Hope tries to get out of it but Andrews’ unwanted advances makes her go ashore with her captain
Part the Thirty Seventh: Hope is Tempted by Sanders
– Hope and Sanders talk during the shore leave and Sanders gives Hope a challenge
Part the Thirty Eighth: Hope and the Coconut
– Hope takes up the challenge and surprises Sanders; Hope starts to see Sanders in a new light
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