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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 2449694" data-attributes="member: 21064">There's a stunned silence on the deck of the Majesty, all heads turned toward and eyes locked on Hareka, the great icy beast that single-handedly destroyed a dread pirate ship and its entire crew.  After a long moment, Captain Falcon snaps to and shouts loudly, "Did you hear that?  The man wants wine and mutton!  GET 'IM WHAT 'E WANTS!!"  Immediately the ship springs into action, at least five men rushing down to the hold to get the food and drink.  The whole group of adventurers is given a wide berth.Falcon paces back and forth, teetering on his peg leg every other step.  He turns to stare at Hareka once again.  "I must say, quite impressive, damn good job there."  He walks up to the dragonkin and reaches up to put a hand on his shoulder.  He almost makes it, but is in fact much too short for the action to look at all normal.  Stepping backward, Falcon coughs and says gruffly, "Righ' then, onward.  To Uthmere.  Righ'..."  He totters back to his cabin, muttering things under his breath.  The group returns to their own cabin to sleep.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------The rest of the trip is uneventful, not a single mast is spotted on the horizon until the eighth day (apparently the Majesty couldn't match it's seven day record this time) when they reached the great portcity of Uthmere.It is a time of splendor for Uthmere, Lord Uthlain, who is currently reigning over the city, has finally succeeded in overtaking Telflamm as the major port in the Easting Reach.  Though it isn't so much Uthlain's initiative that sparked the change, it's more that Telflamm has increased tariffs and taxes of late, not to mention strict new shipping laws that are actually enforced.  Nonetheless, the Majesty docks in a new Uthmere, a shining city of wealth.  Tibbons has discussed plans of travel to Narfell with the group: they could take the highway east to Kront and then the Cold Road north into Narfell or just travel northeast through the woods, which may be a little faster but also far more dangerous.  It's up to them, of course.  But for now, it's time to disembark from the ship.  Captain Falcon seems excited."Well then, I hate t'see ye go.  That show out there... aye, 'twas a good one.  Me seadogs won't be soon forgettin' that.  An' I'm sure that half o' Uthmere knows o' yer doin's nah, mate.  So!  Here's what I was hopin' ye could do...  If ye could do that little... invisible thinger again?  And then leave?  See, then I could tell me sailors that yer still aboard, an' boy if that don' keep the pirates away, eh?  What d'ye say?"[sblock]OOC: So it's up to you guys which route to take.  And it's up to Ferrix about Falcon's suggestion.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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