The Blue Diamond (The Razor's Edge Book 1) by P.S. Bartlett

Author:P.S. Bartlett [Bartlett, P.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Libertine Press/Ravenswood Publishing
Published: 2014-10-10T22:00:00+00:00

“May I speak, Captain?” Rollo asked, leaning forward and back, pulling the oars smoothly through the water as his thick, cocoa forearms swelled and flexed with each stroke.

“Of course. What’s on your mind?”

“Article five…Mister Boston was due a harsh beating. Making such an accusation against Madame Miranda should have earned him ten lashes at the very least.”

“And?”

“You gave him quarter. I suppose I am only curious as to why you chose to make a fool of him instead.”

“You would have preferred seeing a man flogged, Rollo?”

“I do not gain pleasure in the pain of others…unless of course I am the one inflicting it for good reason—such as upon order from my captain.” He smiled.

“A captain must occasionally show restraint,” Keara stated, as she leaned back and stared off across the water.

“There are many types of pain, Captain. There is the pain of the cat o’nine tails across the back. As long as there are not too many lashes, a man will heal, but the man has proven himself a man, as well as paid his debt.”

“I agree that what you say is true, as I’ve seen this more than enough times,” she said, turning her face back to meet his words head on. “But, there is punishment of the spirit,” she continued. “The wounds cannot be seen with the eye, but they are most often as deep and do not heal as quickly. When a man breaks the code, he is punished. What I deem that punishment to be is between me and the man.”

Rollo smiled and nodded his head. Tobias looked up at Keara, and when she met his gaze, his eyes turned down and away. Their oars continued in unison until she was again aboard the Cutlass, and her thoughts had turned to nightfall.

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