Sybrina by Amy Rachiele

Author:Amy Rachiele [Amy Rachiele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-05T07:00:00+00:00

Elijah:

Being away from her is more challenging than I thought after spending days mending her. Keeping a distance was difficult, now the meeting has commenced, there is no going backward. The ramifications are that I cannot get enough of her presence. I wanted her out of the company of the odious captain. He served his purpose by giving me an opportunity to provide a civilized meal at a proper table. With her hand securely fastened in the crook of my arm, I escort the lady to her chambers with marked obedience to propriety.

“I’m not sure how to digest such a wicked joke. I actually felt a pang for the captain.” Sybrina giggles gently.

“It was far less than he deserved,” I respond, agitated at the captain.

“I would think a man of the clergy would be forgiving.”

“I am trying to be.”

“I wasn’t actually forthright on this voyage.”

“We all aren’t who we appear to be.” A cryptic response that maybe I should have repressed. Covering my folly, I add, “I noticed your mirth; do not attempt to fool me.” My face quirks up and I grin down at her. “Besides, no one should be imprisoned for a deed such as reading. It is preposterous.”

“I agree.” I notice reluctance in her steps and voice as we approach her chamber. “Might we take a walk? Moving my legs feels good. I have been reclined for much too long.”

“Of course.” I appreciate the request because I truly do not want to let her go. I would be content to spend the rest of eternity with her by my side, hand snug and close to me. “Such a choice the crew has provided for their reading... Moby Dick,” I start, choosing an innocuous conversation for a walk.

“Yes, you would think that they would find something that would give them an escape from the sea,” Sybrina notes as we step out of the confines of the cabin area and out into the brisk night air.

“The tale is aptly fitting,” I remark. “An obsessed captain intent on the demise of the whale who took his leg. The man shortsighted and blind—devoid of the sensibilities that make rationale an essential quality of one ‘in charge.’”

“The human condition can taint sensibilities… with greed, malice... and selfishness.” I see only the profile of her face as she muses with me, discussing flaws and weaknesses in the persona of man. “Regardless,” she continues with earnest, “I find the tale one of vanity.”

“Vanity, you say?” I cannot suppress my humor at hearing her speculation. Her contemplations are riveting and I cannot get enough of them.

“A man’s vanity.” She breathes deeply, gathering her conclusions. “Captain Ahab’s disfigurement is his ruinous undoing and he puts all those around him at death’s door. He cannot see past his disabled body. He must prove something to himself at the cost of others.”

“Hmmm...” I consider this. “I perceived it as revenge that smothers the captain and claims his soul. Two soulless creatures fighting to the death, a whale and

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