The Red Dawn

Caleb groaned as he picked the man he immediately knew to be his passenger out of the ever-busy crowd surrounding the dock. He whistled to get the attention of Dan Vencill, his first mate, and pointed the man out to him. The first mate nodded his understanding and sent the cabin boy Reynaldo to help the man and guide him to the ship.

Dan then climbed to the steering deck above and chuckled at the look of annoyance on his captain's face. "Our guest looks like a real gentleman, doesn't he Caleb?" Caleb sighed and said "He sure does, I'll have to let Shala know that she'll probably be getting complaints about the food once we set sail."