"I need your help. I have to overthrow the captain and take command. But I'm not the most popular man in the c

"I need your help. I have to overthrow the captain and take command. But I'm not the most popular man in the crew. If Martyn is like an amusing and irresponsible father for the sailors, I'm the strict mother ready to put her rolling pin to use. I need someone who can persuade the sailors to take my side. There aren't many who support me now – just those who want to fill our sails with southern winds. It's true, we live in an age of decline and decadence."