Aurelie falls into the sea

Suddenly, as she was still wriggling her way out of the oar-deck, Aurelie felt strong hands grabbing her legs. She kicked fiercely, felt something crack against her bare heel and heard one of the assistants' scream. Immediately, the grip on her legs loosened and she continued to creep along the oar, trying to squeeze her muscular butt through the port.

She was almost done when her legs were caught again, more tightly this time. Almost immediately she felt something cold being wrapped around her ankles, pressing them together. A chain! She realised.

"Help meeee! Help!!!! Captain Stooooone!!!!" she screamed, trying to attract the attention of the sailors of the upper deck.

Almost at once a hand grabbed her fiery mane and pulled her head backward. She yelped in agony. Her body, which was protruding out of the board of the galley, was arched backwards until the back of her head banged against the hull. She saw stars. Dazzled, her head was held tight by her hair. Another chain was coiled around her neck, several turns of heavy, thick as her thumbs links were wrapped around her neck. She struggled with unconsciousness, her skull still ringing from the brutal shock against the ship side. Someone was pushing on her legs, on her butt, pushing her lower body out of the oar-deck.

Suddenly she felt her body slide from the oar she had been partly lying on. It swung down and for a moment she thought she was going to fall into the sea. Her fall was yanked to a painful stop by her hair. She howled in agony, dangling against the side of the ship, feeling as though her scalp was being torn from her skull… and then she fell.

It was like in slow motion. Suddenly the pain in her scalp was gone and she slid down the curve of the hull. She desperately tried to slow her fall, to grab something with her hands, with her feet. But they were chained together and useless. She tumbled over and splashed in the cold water lengthwise.

Desperately she paddled her arms to swim but the chains wrapped around her ankles and neck were pulling her down. She remained afloat long enough to take a deep breath before going under.