New Tortuga: The Captains' Council

"I'll see you guys later." Hannah muttered and ran up the street to her house where her mother was waiting impatiently.

Hannah always thought her mother was a little out-of-date with her outfit. Her mother wore a black eye-patch on her left eye, a red bandana on her head, a pair of gold hoop earrings, brown leather boots, and loose brown pants. About the only thing she had changed in the last few years was from a white peseant blouse to an extremely-form fitting black waistcoat without a shirt under it.

"Yes, ma?" Hannah sighed as she came up to her.

"I just got a word from your teacher."

Hannah tensed for some bad news.

"She recommended you to be examined by The Captains' Council."

Hannah's eyes widened, "What?"

Her mother's dead-pan face broke into a giant smile, "She apparently thinks you have potential. Can you imagine the look on Mrs. Bayweather when she finds out!? My daughter being examined before her _son_! And wait until your father gets back from his trip to Raventops! He'll be ecstatic!"