Disclaimer: The Mouse owns Pirates. This was made in response to the livejournal community's raise_the_dead September 2009 Challenge Norrington. Yes, I'm about a year behind. I promised James was next so here it is. :D

Rein In

Rash, Turner, too rash.
He had uttered those words mere moments before,
a touch of annoyance masking
what simmered beneath the surface.
Not only could Turner shout, scream,
his declarations of love,
forwardly, openly, for the world to see, but
the blacksmith
had her heart and affections.
Now, this.
His best chance of saving the woman he loved,
oh yes, though he could not breathe those words, he did--snatched away.
Commodore James Norrington had to be calm,had to
organize the healing of a city,
reassure a bereaved father and governor,
repair the Dauntless,
recapture a notorious pirate
had to
rein in his heart