He had “read himself in”, a crucial formality of assuming command. Only now was he legally captain of the Medusa. He paused for a moment, trying t... recollect what he wanted to say.“You officers and men! Our good Captain Fanning has been appointed to a ship of the line. He has been an excellent captain for this ship for nigh on five years. Those are large footsteps to fill, but I am determined to follow the example he has set. Let us put all our efforts into keeping Medusa the happy and. He actually started treating her decently and with limited respect. He did not force her to kneel while he fed her treats, he made love to her in a completely normal manner, he quit threatening to sodomize her, and most importantly, he quit fondling her scalp and running his fingers through her hair. He talked to her in a conversational tone, dropping a lot of the condescending phrases he used to address his concubines. Usually he referred to her as “Servant Silvitya”, which was the name by. “Say tease him a little, stay on the bed and take a picture with your hands and legs tied to the bedpost. You once told me he likes the sex bondage and slavery shii.”“Oh yeah, he’ll love that.”With that, he brought out four ties and proceeded to tie her hands and legs to the bedpost in a spread-eagle position; hands and legs wide apart. When he was done tying her up, he really took his time to take the pictures as he was thoroughly enjoying it.As he was done taking the pictures, a wicked idea. He felt quite sure he could lead by example and using his tremendous talent. So far that was working out fine.The second day of practice was a long tedious 4 hours as any one could put in. It was a day of training and little contact with the ball itself. Most of the day was spent in the work-out rooms and drill field beginning to build stamina and get the body ready for real hitting. Interior linemen worked with sleds the first time, mostly lining up experiencing resistance. It would be another.