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"I see. "
You look up.
"Toxin! Bring these guys some snacks and water for the road! You can't sail when you're hungy!"
"Very well."
You return your attention to the marine before turning into a bat hybrid. Your fur bristles and starts to shake. Then you point in a direction slightly off course from where they were heading.
"There is an island that way. Where we come from there is only a sky island. If you go that way you'll avoid the storm that's there. Oh and one more thing."
You fly up and singe their white sails just a little to draw your jolly roger on it.
"And this way nobody will mess with you. Don't worry. The beasties learned to fear it."
The marine exhales with relief.
"T-Thank you! You have no idea how much this means!"
As Gu throws down a large bag of food and water the marines begin whispering among each other.
"Dude! How the hell did you manage to do that?"
"The key is to NOT piss him off!"
"HQ is going to kill us..."
"I'd rather face a court martial than a wet grave. Now tell the cadets to distribute this among the civilians and get back to your posts."
He then looks back to you.
"Thanks. Truly."
"Don't sweat it. But if we ever fight I'm killing ya."
"I know. I'm aware."
You bid them farewell but watch as some of the commoners come up so they could eat in peace. They seem to be quite grateful... and surprisingly well dressed. Nutmeg climbs on the mast and sits down next to you.
"Typical. Rats fleeing a sinking ship."
"Don't be mean. They got their home taken from them."
She grins at you.
"You don't know how this goes do you? Those guys are aristocrats, nobles and craftsmen, the wealthy and the powerful. That's how it always goes. God I despise those Revolutionaries!"
"I don't get it. You hate both of them?"
"Kinda. You see when the Revolutionary Army takes over somewhere it's always the same thing. They spend weeks, months, maybe years preparing to flip the table. Then they incite a revolution, depose the current government which is usually aligned with the World Government and make a new one. But you see, they never say they are there to "fix" things. They just preach change. And by change they mean it's the same thing flipped upside down. Those that were at the bottom become the top, and the top become the bottom. Unless if they flee like these guys. It AAAALWAYS starts out as good. "Ooooh! We're gonna be better! We'll be equal an' stuff!" And it goes well until they realize someone needs to lead things or stuff never gets done, that someone always needs to make the bread that everyone eats. So, they pick the most "worthy" of the position. Those that were there from the start, or those who showed good leadership skills during the revolution. Then it's the people who contributed most. Then the ones that were just there. And that's where problems start. If you were NOT with the Revolution."
