The creaking of the wooden hull, along with the weak splashing of
 waves on sea below, were once again Renz's constant companion, along with the snoring of Dredge the dwarf, who slept below deck.
 The lights of the port were close nearby, Though his captain had Made landfall on a hidden beach close by the town- little trust there was when she was on formal territory. "Better safe than sorry" Was Briar Rose's motto, and a quite successful one.
" And here I am, cleaning the deck on this god-forsaken ship, while the crew drinks, eats and whores himself to an early grave" Renz muttered darkly, taking up the mop once again. Part of him wanted to jump off the deck and swim to the town, or at least hide in the island until those damned pirates left. His majority though knew that was impossible . He wouldn't last a day alone in the wilds, and Briar Rose 's crew would spot him in an instant in the port city. They would let their captain's new favorite toy to get away.

Merely the memory of Briar Rose brought a chill upon his spine. The way she look at him, that wolfish smile.....It reminded him of his- still fresh in his memory - adventure with the nymphs. Were it not for that storm last night, he was sure she would have done more than grope his ass. She would ......

Was that to be his fate ? To be used as a sex slave for a lustful and quite voluptuous dominating woman ? Some would find such a future tempting. Not him, not ever.

His hands slipped off the mop , spilling  the wooden water bucket as a stream of hot tears fell down his face. He felt like a crooked bone, poorly set and broken. The nymphs, the mermaid, the captain...... With every violation, it  a tiny part of him died. Though every experience was more pleasurable than the next, so was the suffering. It was like someone shoved down to your throat your favorite thing, until you grew sick of it. It would go on and on without end, a true downward spiral. And every day, he would hate himself a little more.
Hands trembling, he walked to the edge of the deck , scooping up his tears with his right hand. He glared to the dark sea below, barely lit by the few lanterns on the
" Why don't I save myself the trouble ?" He pondered sadly " Just one jump.....and it would be all over" . He shook his head, casting out such morbid thoughts. He had the rest of the deck to clean.
Before he could pick up the mop again , a strange splashing sound was heard on the left side of the hull. It sounded like a large mass exited the water. Curiously, he made his way towards the source of the sound.
His search of the dark waters proved fruitless. Either the thing dived  below again, or the sound he heard was a product of his imagination. " And now I'm hearing things" he grumbled, taking shrugging as he turned his back towards another trip to the to the mop.
That was his first mistake. An unknown force fell upon him from behind, bring him down. Panicked, Renz struggled to turn around to meet his assailant face to face. Those soft hands, the strands of blind, greenish hair on the edge of his vision, the scaly texture he felt  below his legs. She was-

" You're alive!" The mermaid said excitedly, turning Renz around to see his face." I was so worried" she continued, hugging him tightly , her respectable sized breasts pressing against him softly." I didn't know what happened to you" She sobbed, her mood suddenly changing as eyes became watery " I....i didn't...I didn't knew you are like fish of the earth! That you can't breathe underwater. I got so scared when you didn't respond . I pulled you on the surface, but you were still silent. I....." Tears appeared on her eyes as she dug her face on Renz's chest before he even got a chance to reply" I thought you died".
 Trembling and sobbing,she looked up at Renz, her face still red from tears" Will...will you forgive me?" she asked , as if she knew the answer.
The primary emotion on Renz's mind right now was confusion . On the one hand, the mermaid violated him, though she had not understood his denial, and had almost killed him. On the other hand, she seemed blissfully unaware of human physiology , and he had shared some.....very intimate  moments with her. In the end of the day, it was really hard to hate someone who made your manhood tingle. He had made his decision after a few moments.

" I- It's okay" He stuttered blushing, attempting to return the mermaid's embrace. Their close contact had some erotica , but not in Enough amount to make Renz cringe. It felt oddly satisfying , a warm fuzzy sensation that the violated sailor longed for so much time.

"You.....you do ?" The mermaid whispered, eyes opened wide. Within an instant, her expression changed once again, to that of innumerable bliss. " Than you" She said with one final sob as she hugged Renz with renewed vigor" Thank you so much !"

Smiling awkwardly, the poor sailor caressed her head  softly, trying to release himself from her grasp. Adorable as she was right now, and despite how pleasant their embrace were to him, he knew what would be next.

His fears were proven correct as the she-creature glared at him, eyes smoking with desire. " I have missed you" She said with a sneaking smile, her hand tracing down to his linen pants, removing them from his crotch in one fluid movement. " Amd I can see you have missed me" She continued with a lustful sigh. Renz once again gulped down some curses to his member, that had once again made a mutiny against his mind at the beginning of the encounter, and now was raised in full mast.

" No!" he suddenly snapped, wriggling against her with greater strength" Please! Anything but this I don't......i don't want this" his voice was reduced to a whimper. Here we go again. Why did allowed himself to trust her ? She was like everyone else.

" W-what's the matter  ?" The mermaid asked, worry filling her expression" Are you hurt  ? Did I do something wrong". A sudden thought crossed her braid, making her heart throb with pain. " Am.....am I ugly ?" She asked, ready to be brought on tears again.

" N-no!" Renz said quickly. Her hurt face seem to affect him too . He had truly began to  care about his violator. " You are very pretty" Actually" He continued blushing, pulling his pants up and hiding his throbbing member" It's not you....It's me. I don't think you would understand easily. I guess....that I don't like sex that much." He sighed in resignation." What is your favorite thing to eat ?" he asked.

The mermaid blinked a few times in wonder, before answering" Clams"

" Okay" Renz continued" Now imagine you had clams for every single Day. No, not Evan that, imagine you were force fed clams for every hour. Would you like clams still ?"

The mermaid shook her head" No, I would hate them "

" That's what happened to me" Renz concluded" But replace clams with sex. Too much of a good thing I guess"

The mermaid stood silent for a moment, thinking deeply, before uttering a single phrase that no woman in his life had.

" I understand, we don't have to make love"

Renz's smile could light up a whole city upon hearing these words. He almost laughed as he renewed his embrace with the fish woman still above him. He felt like cheering

" So....what should we do ?" The mermaid asked awkwardly, phased out by Renz's sudden burst of enthusiasm.

" Well, we could start with our names" Renz said smiling, still a good mood" You're still naked above me and we still don't know each others names. I'm Renz, what's your name ?"

Her cheeks flushed as he asked. " My name is Mira " She admitted shyly" No human ever asked my name before "

" Well, I was fucked by nymphs, so I'm not normal man I guess" Renz chuckled, bringing Mira on his side" Now, miss Mira, I will teach you what landwellers call "cuddling". "

He brought his hand on her hair, slowly caressing her strands and ending at her head. His other hand was no idle either, gently playing with her long elfike ear, making imitations of nibbles.