Captain Micah Lyle and his crew dominate the seven seas with their ruthless tactics and constant ambushes. His men are brutal and crude. Though his mother was an educator, his father an inventor, he used gifts from both to became a wealthy seaman. He’s educated, which makes him even more dangerous. His men catch a mermaid and he intends to exploit her from town to town by showing her off to people. The mermaid is fascinated with humans. She’s naive as such and doesn’t know about cruel men.