[b]"I be 'ere 'cuz this be where life has brought me." [/b]Daniel began. [b]"Wi' a little propelling o' me own choices i' I be honest."[/b] He followed Avery to the window, folding his arms behind his back. This was something he had retained from his time in the navy. [b]"Cap'n, nothin' an' everythin' scares me."[/b] he said, voicing the faintest thoughts that came to mind. It was cryptic, but about as open as he could be. Callous to the world but still sensitive to it too, jaded was what he had become. 

[b]"I've been on th' run from death since I was a boy. I do wha' I can t' get by. I' I can, I believe it be good to help others along th' way. Life ha' taught me tha' I need t' take care o' meself first though." [/b]Daniel said delving deeper into himself and pausing.

[b]"How did ye come t' be what ye are now? Not often does a Lady become wha' ye are an' be successful."[/b] It was an abrupt change in subject but she was right, he did have questions.

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[color=f6989d][b]"It was no problem Scarlet."[/b][/color] Amelia said, playing with the cuff of her sleeve absently. "I have ever seen him, or someone like him before. He doesn't look like a sailor..." she let the unspoken question hang in the air, for Scarlet to fill in who Sage was.