[She peered down at the remains of a skeleton, her eyes landing on the treasure chest next to it. Climbing down, and accidentally smashing into the skeleton's remains to her horror, she grabbed the box and literally ripped it open as it had rotted so badly., though she decided to take it back with her. As she packed it into the backpack taken off her back, she felt water droplets hit her head, and then a horrible rumbling sound that could only mean the plug was about to burst open and flood the pit again, and that it did. She frantically attempted to climb out but the force of the water hit her so hard it pushed her backward down into the room, and however much she struggled she wasn't strong enough to battle the weight of the ocean, and drowned.The crew, thinking her a whore for her "revealing" clothing (pants and a tank-top), leer at her which brings the attention of the disgustingly drunken Captain, who murders a man in cold blood and then orders his Quartermaster (second in command) to drag her aboard the ship against her will to his quarters for him. Sam, half thinking this was just some weird re-enactment and they were simply pushy actors taking their acting too far, didn't take the situation quite as seriously as she should have, although she started to struggle once she realized they truly intended to take her without her consent. The Quartermaster throws her over his shoulder, carries her to his own room, forcibly stitches up her leg that had gotten gashed during her drowning, and brought her "proper" clothing for a lady,hoping the Captain would forget about her in his drunken state, as it was common for the Captain to beat and rape his women.From here Sam fully realizes. As they sail to Spain which took 3 months, Tristan (the Quartermaster) does his best to keep her safe until they port, where he intended to leave her in the safe hands of his cousins who lived nearby. What they didn't intend, was to fall in love (secretly, that's important). He makes her leave with a member of the crew in charge of her safety until they reach an inn, her heart breaking thinking she would never see Tristan again, but she's determined to get back to Oak Isle so she dresses up like a man and is granted access on a merchant ship leaving harbor with the help of a Priest who was boarding the ship as a missionary. They become fast friends, each good-natured and sharing the same enjoyment for reading. IFather Torres. I would consider him The Mentor archetype, but with a twist because he's provides support and wisdom, but secretly enjoys living a pirate's life (we'll get into that in a second) and is brave, lively, fierce, and humorous. He's like the mentor and best friend in one, and I've laughed out loud at his antics more than once.While traveling, their ship is attacked by pirates, and, so they hide and wait, hoping to be spared - or to kill their attackers with the gun she held in her hands. A pirate soon busts through the door, covered in gore, and attacks Father Torres, but Sam shoots off a shot and clips him in the shoulder. Then, realizing it was Tristan, she screams out his name and he stops, stares at her in shock, and runs out of the room barricading them inside. They stay locked in, Father Torres only being knocked out, and wait for him to come back. He does, but not without the Captain closely behind him (and...he's pretty upset with Sam seeing as how she busted him over the head with a bottle of liquor before fleeing their ship months ago). In a panic Tristan exclaims to the Captain they have joined the crew as to spare their lives. Luckily the Captain doesn't recognized her dressed as a man, and welcomes them to the crew, and they both join as cooks and are trapped on that ship yet again for another several months long journey back across the ocean. (hide spoiler)