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Narrative Essay On Bold Adventure

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When I first signed up to be one of the crew of the infamous Bold Adventure, I was laughed at for being a girl. But my presence seemed to have sparked the interest of the captain hence; he started questioning me about my expertise. He didn’t think much of me at first but after listening to my adventures of sailing through the open seas albeit I was a lady, he was fascinated. He also tested my skills in the knowledge of knotting, careening the ship and also to my surprise, navigate one. Satisfied with the tasks I’ve done, he appointed me to be the Quartermaster and also as the second mate. The crew was resentful at first as the tall tale went; a woman onboard ship was nothing but sheer bad luck. But soon, we bonded fast …show more content…

Turner was fighting by my side and as we advanced forward, the infamous Commodore William Lubber was poising his sword at me. I charged towards him but he avoided my sword with subtlety that took me off my balance. He tried to send numerous charges and managed to strike multiple successful ones, slicing through my skin and I fell onto my knees. As he tried to descend his sword down my chest, I evaded it with my cutlass and weakly pushed it away as the last energy forsakes me. He then kicked me in the belly, sending me off across the wet cobbled street and I lay there helplessly. As I succumbed to the inevitable defeat, I heard William let out a cry of agony and fell down beside me. Turner was pulling me up and guided my steps towards his ship waiting for us at the jetty. He then whistled to all of his crews although I don't have the slightest idea of how they would have heard it over the din. As the last crew climbed onboard the ship, Turner turned the wheel to starboard and sailed us away from the ghastly army that tried to pepper us with cannon

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