After the death of her father, Miss Clemens Ravenhurst faced difficult trials. Her closest relatives decided to take over Clemens's inheritance, forcing her to marry her cousin Lewis Naismith, a notorious scoundrel. The girl would rather die than agree to this marriage. Disguised as a young man, Clemens ran away from home. By chance, she ended up on a pirate ship as a servant to navigator Nathan Stanier. This brave man took her under his protection and guardianship. But can you trust a member of a gang of desperate thugs?