1. He has a younger brother named Alton. Alton is actually his half-brother, but neither Alton nor James' father know this. James found out when he was 14 and returned to sea, knowing that a man can be deserving of goodness and not receive it. Also that ignorance prevents many hurts.
2. His idol and mentor was his first captain, Captain Andrews. Thirteen years ago, Captain Andrews collapsed at the prow of his ship, fingers reaching for a dark shape in the fog ahead. As the captain lay dying later, he gave James a sliver of a baroque black pearl: long, bubbled, and swirled with color. He told James, "This is your heart. Hold it close and do not trust it
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1. He has a younger brother named Alton. Alton is actually his half-brother, but neither Alton nor James' father know this. James found out when he was 14 and returned to sea, knowing that a man can be deserving of goodness and not receive it. Also that ignorance prevents many hurts.
2. His idol and mentor was his first captain, Captain Andrews. Thirteen years ago, Captain Andrews collapsed at the prow of his ship, fingers reaching for a dark shape in the fog ahead. As the captain lay dying later, he gave James a sliver of a baroque black pearl: long, bubbled, and swirled with color. He told James, "This is your heart. Hold it close and do not trust it ( ... )
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