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It was easy to convince Val and Gigas to come with you. All you really had to do was ask, and they agreed immediately. You briefly considered Celia, but you knew that her skillset was better suited to a supporting role, even if she was the only one of you who was formally trained in magic. The art of runelaying and enchantment may be useful, but not in the heat of battle...and you're absolutely positive that you're going to be running headfirst into danger at some point. You imagine that you'll probably get into a handful of fights before you even reach Threespice, given how common monsters are out here.
Just a couple of hours later, after all three of you finished your preparations, you find yourself tying down the last of the supplies to the Gleamrunner. It's hardly a big and illustrious ship like the Golden Mirage herself, or even the Bloody Revolution that used to belong to Jahwal, but you can't exactly take those extremely recognizable ships out to Fellipe's territory and expect him not to catch on. Despite knowing this, you can't help but shake the disappointment. The Gleamrunner looks like something you'd see a hobbyist fisherman sailing, not the next Pirate King!
"What are you grumbling about, my friend?" Gigas asks you, pulling a knot tight as he glances your way.
"Oh, nothing..." You hide your grievances, biting your tongue.
"Complaining about nothing is a new one." He laughs. "So tell me, what is the plan again?"
"We're going to Threespice to dig up more dirt on Fellipe Silversmith, hopefully find some allies, and...come up with some way to handle him." You explain.
"I say we beat some manners into him!" Gigas declares with a grin, smashing a fist into his palm for emphasis.
"Doubt it'd work." Val pipes up out of nowhere, giving you a start. Fuck, you forgot he was lingering over there in the shadows. "Men like him don't learn. They adapt. He'll find some other, subtler way to keep doing what he's doing."
"We'll figure out what to do with him when we get to that point...I think it's more important to figure out HOW we'll get there, first. He's not exactly an easy target." You interject. You're not exactly sure what you'd do with him either...killing him, imprisoning him, everything you can think of seems like it'd have some far-reaching consequences that you don't fully understand yet.
"Mm. Understood, Captain Valentine." Val says, tipping his hat towards you. "How are we getting to Threespice, then? A direct route, or the scenic route?"
