Captain Caleb Frobisher, youngest son of a seafaring dynasty, wants to be taken seriously. Seizing the next leg of the covert mission, he acts decisively in securing the mission's objectives, remaining in the jungle to ensure the mission's ultimate goal. Katherine Fortescue fled a life of poverty and came to Freetown as a governess, only to be kidnapped and forced to oversee the child workforce at a mine. Then Katherine meets a handsome man, a captain, and he brings the sweet promise of rescue.