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Enough even that you feel jovial enough to perhaps even forgive two of the humans who tried to escape during your time away, who you managed to recapture.
<span class="mu-s">"I've had enough but here, you can!"</span>
Impaired perhaps, but not unable to function. The humans seemed averse to drinking at first but with nothing else, they've tried to make the best of a bad situation. Huddled around the fire, cooking and sharing fish and drink, not so much that they're drunk but they're at least in lighter spirits with talking and storytelling and even occasional nervous laughter. Of course, they regard you and assume their deaths to be close so at least a few of them aren't so gripped by fear to at least take it easy before the end.
As for the one you're dealing with, Sufyan, is the one the humans appointed to speak with you. Mainly because everyone else was too afraid of you, but he also can speak the regional language the best of them, for indeed there is a different language of these "invading" humans as Emil calls them and a little of which you've also been learning from victims of the sea. What was at first a very one sided and fearful conversation, now that you're unsteady with drink Sufyan is much more communicative. More at ease even, though only as much as any person sitting beside a calmed killer beast.
From this merchant then you can learn some important details which help fill in the gaps for you. At least a rough and highly summarized idea of recent history of the region, how Sufyan's people hailed from the continent not far to the south of this one and in times past invaded this peninsular land during a time of turmoil and weakness. They have occupied, and in their own way become distinct natives, of this land after many centuries and built quite a powerful and impressive society, separate of the larger eastern empire they were once a part of. In recent centuries though after such success and... comfort, fortunes have changed as Emil's people have gradually gained strength and united in their effort to reclaim this land and drive the occupiers out. Of course none of Sufyan's people believe the war is a lost cause but he admits they have been in a slow decline over many years. So much so that the city you've encountered, Olispo, is on the front line of the war. There's no telling what will happen depending on who remains in control, since the balance of power of the region depends on the city as perhaps the largest coastal settlement around.
