Promise
"You will no longer be called by the name of Promise. Your new name, in which everyone gets a new name- is Oath."
He said it as though I was supposed to deal with it or the name was a burden.
"Alright," I replied calmly. "Not too bad."
His head shot around like an owl, his eyes full of confusion.
"That's it? You're not... at all... I don't know, angry I just changed your name without permission?"
I shrugged. "You're my captain now, are you not?"
His confused face morphed into his sly grin as he said in that mysterious, stomach churning low tone, "And this is why I kept you. Welcome aboard, Oath."
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Promise, an 18-year-old sailor, has her life flipped when a storm leads her to living with pirates, being separated from her father, and truths are unfolded to her as she finds out who she truly is... and everyone around her.