Snippet #2605407

Dialogue color code: Indigo

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Francesca was a little surprised when she realized that the woman was infact the captain of this ship. She'd heard about women who were in places of power, above men, but she'd never witnessed it before now, the way the men so quickly followed the woman's orders, it was amazing to Francesca. She's always grown up under the rule of her father, and she knew when she got married she would be under the rule of her husband. Even as queen she would still have to answer to a man, the king.

Francesca was pulled from her thoughts when one of the men returned with a blanket for her. "Thank you," she said to him, before following Poppy into her cabin. She glanced around curiously once inside. "Yeah, I live in town. I was just crossing over the bridge when a speeding cart gave me a freight and I fell over." She said a with a slight blush, embarrassed of her clumsiness. She wrapped the blanket tightly around herself, trying to keep warm as she watched Poppy completely fascinated with the woman. "It must be amazing, you know, being the captain, not having to answer to anyone." She said quietly, her blush deepening as the words slipped out of her mouth, words that were meant to simply be a thought.