Amelia hopped to attention to follow Scarlet and Iris. She wore a slight smile in her awkwardness, unknowing how she should behave in front of the captain and a person of such hard stature as Iris. 

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[b]"Cap'n, shall I get th' injured crew b'low deck? Th- ones in t' bad o' condition t' run th' lines?"[/b] Daniel asked. He knew full well that he should and then report to the decks to help fight against the angry sea but as per hierarchy, he needed the captain's permission to leave her presence. 

Low rumbles of thunder began to roll across the waves.