Oops. Bye, Gaston. Rather sad for Jacqueline, but as a reader, I wasn't overly attached to him. I'd be much sadder if Tobias died.
You've set some things in motion, though! M...conspirators. I'm just DYING to know what Reed's up to, and why.

Chapter 4 threw me for a bit of a loop, as I had somehow got it into my head that this was going to be Tobias/Jacq. So I had to mentally switch gears. Chapter 5 had some very interesting things going on, mostly in the last bit from Gaston's point-of-view. His observations about just how different Kay and Jacqueline are, and his sense of foreboding about Kay. Hurrah for foreshadowing!
And I have a feeling that the aftermath between Tobias and Kay after their little tryst is going to be a riot. :)

This story is awesome! Your battle scenes are superb. They never lose pace but are detailed enough so that you know what's going on. Action type scenes are something I know I have trouble with. Besides that, you're very good at the whole accuracy aspect of this, with the ships and what not. I've never read such a well-reasearched story. Excellent job! I can't wait to see how this fabulous story progresses. Oh, yeah, and I like the Captain's name, too, he he.
-JS

Ooh, a new character. The Earnest Tobias.
The first paragraph got me all set up for more Reed action, but instead we had Tobias. I understand the need to link the two chapters together, but I have a small problem with the last sentence of the first paragraph. That's almost too much foreshadowing. I don't mind learning that Jacqueline didn't tell Kay about the encounter, but I don't want to know that later on Jacqueline is going to forget that Reed has wanted to kill her for ages. Takes some of the suspense out of future situations instead of heightening it.
Did that make any sense?
Can't wait to see how Tobias fits into all this.

Hi,
I really love your story!!
And I'm very very happy you updated - I had almost feared you'd forgotten about this story...
My only (little) criticism is that as far as I now "normal pirates" woulnd't be able to read OR write (neot even their own name...).
But as this isn't meant to be an exact historical story I have no problems with that.
~Conva~

Well, you've certainly captured my interest. I'm fascinated by Jaqueline and that she always pretends to be drunk. I can't wait to find out more about the past that's been hinted at, as I'm sure the answer to her strange behavior lies there.
Your characters are great. Kay is hilarious, Davy is endearing, Reed is intriguing. Why has he changed? Is he, too, putting on a charade? What's he after?
My criticism at this point would be your use of dialect. Admirable and ambitious, yes, but changing the phonetic spelling too much gets distracting, and the reader has to reread a sentence a few times to figure out what's being said. It's amazing what you can do with word choice and a few well-placed apostrophes. I appreciate the ambitious stab toward authentic speech, I just think you need to turn it down a notch or two to simplify reading (and typing! You won't have to think as hard!).
Great start. :)

I like your story very much. I can't wait to read what will happen next. Please update!