Creative Writing: A Succesfull Raid

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It had been a succesfull raid to be sure and Booth was more than happy with his share of the spoils. He had just overseen the sale of the stolen goods and had devided the money, so that every man got an equal share. Well of course not every man. He was the Captain and it was his ship. So of course he got more than the others. It was only fair, since he endured most of the risks. His small leather pouch rocked gently from his belt with a reassuring metallic clicking sound to it, as he walked down the street. Behind him with a leash around her neck, a woman walked - or rather stumpled - after him, her hands tied together in front of her. He had just one more stop, before he too could enjoy the town like his crewmen already were. Booth turned a corner and smiled, when he saw the brothel ahead. Then the smile vanished, when he saw Blake in front of it. "You know the rules, Blake. There is no use arguing about it." His tone was dismissive and Blake's shoulders fell. "But Captain, she is not like the others... I genuinely care for this one! Please just let me take her somewhere else. Can't you see, she is injured??" …show more content…

It was true that she had endured some physical abuse whilst the crew had had their way with her the last couple of days, but he turned back towards his crewman with a slight shrug. "No more than she will have to get used to here," he answered and started leading the crying woman through the door. "You knew the rules, Blake. If you had cared for her, you would not have brought her aboard my

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