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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Express" data-source="post: 1659991" data-attributes="member: 19166">Out to Sea (con't)The following day I awoke rather late. I still felt seasick. I changed and had every intention of locating the galley and getting something to eat.  But I opened my door and ran into Bynara. “Come on", she growled at me, “Anvil’s got the canvas translated. Your girlfriend’s with him and the gnome.”I began to defend myself against the 'girlfriend' remark but decided it wasn’t worth it and followed her to Dorbo’s room. I was barely able to get into the cabin with everyone there. Dorbo was scribbling on another piece of paper. “Honora has confirmed that the writing on the canvas is indeed Hennet’s.” Anvil informed me. I crowded past him and stood near the bunk. It would have been nice if they had asked my opinion about how much we share with Honora. Honora smiled radiantly. She was dressed in a gown of deep cobalt. ”Master Fodderwig also showed me the notebook and other materials. The writing there is not in Hennet’s hand.”I could see Bynara, rolling her eyes.Dorbo began to read the translation. The words were somewhat formal, which Anvil atttributed to the slightly honorific style of the pictograph/runes:Forgive my obliqueness, master. I have of late feared for my safety. I am unable to gain contact with your expedition, so I hope you may quickly find the notes I have left for your return. I must flee the kingdom. I fear your assistant has stolen from our work. He is reconstituting the Maal’volar Duurgh’lum...Bynara exclaimed something unintelligable, interrupting the reading. "Maal’valor Dur-whatever! That’s the name of the Codex  Koba and Voren were talking about at the warehouse!”Dorbo wrinkled his nose in irritation and continued: ..I also fear he has contacted one or more parties interested in the old Dhakkani tales about the Dragoneye and the Culling. I have been suspicious for some time, and I fear he now knows I am suspicious. Already one attack has been attempted on my person, but I have been able to successfully hide myself. The city is no longer safe for me. Seek me in the Land of the Shield in the East. That was it. Bynara clucked her tongue, "Land of the Shield in the East?” I had questions too, but couldn’t think; it was like I couldn’t breathe in the cabin; my stomach was jumping. I suggested we adjourn to the deck. The others followed me.Topside, Anvil noticed first. "Why have we stopped?"The Swiftsure was not elementally powered, however the skill of the Lyrandar windwrights had kept the vessel flying on at a high and steady rate of speed since we had embarked. But now, we were at a dead stop. The deck was a blur of activity. There was movement in the rigging and near the bow as the crew worked to tie lines and furl sails.Several crewmen were laboring to pull a small boat to the side of the Swiftsure. We also noticed a small knot of sailors on the starboard side of the ship. Then we saw what all the fuss was about.Several hundred yards away there was another galleon. Its rigging was in disorder, its sails sagged and the ship looked adrift. A blue pennent flew from the top of the central mast.Bynara pulled aside one of the crew, a ruddy skinned halfling who was looking through a spyglass.“Its one of our galleons,” he explained curtly, obviously unaccustomed to being man handled by a shifter. “The Zephyr from the look of it. No sign of the crew. We’re sending a party over to investigate. Sorry about the delay, but House rules and the Galifar Code of Maritime Law requires that we stop.”I squinted but couldn't make out any detail. We were out of sight of land, and there was nothing on the horizon. Just two small ships alone on the sea. It was warm and the sun shone bright overhead. My stomach tumbled and churned as the ocean rose and fell beneath  my feet.I turned to Anvil. “I remember now how much I hate sea travel.”</blockquote>

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