The Devil's Rose

Artemis Vinton is the most feared pirate captain sailing the seas of Obraria, a land almost dominated by the ocean, where most civilizations are scattered amongst different islands. He's earned a reputation as being violent and bloodthirsty, willing to do anything for a good price, which was not at all entirely untrue.
His days of pirating are looking well, that is, until he brings a strange hostage aboard his ship, a pretty but secretive man who just might drive him mad.