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Will then jumps down onto the deck as well to back you up.
"Yeah. Your ship is way too small to be here alone. Did you break off your convoy or what?"
"Erm no."
The guy awkwardly rubs his neck.
"I just told you. We got some people from an island below deck. And the reason why we're using this small ship? This was the only one we could get."
His pulse though high remains steady. He's not lying.
"Okay, what happened?"
"Sigh. I shouldn't tell you this. But what the hell. Not like it'll make things any worse. The truth is that the island we were assigned to guard is... well it's gone. Damn revolutionaries!"
Your ears perk up at the word.
"Revolutionaries? Like the Revolutionary Army?"
"Yes. The bastards managed to successfully take over the island. The people below deck? They are the ones that feared persecution. They'd rather leave everything behind than face those angry mobs. Unfortunately this is the only vessel we managed to save. The rest they torched. Just like everything else government related I imagine. It's a shame but this is all we could do. They caught us completely off guard. So we did what we could. It's better to run away with what we can salvage than to give those bastards more people to take hostage. I mean... officers? Come on!"
"Hmmmm. Which directions did you guys come from?"
"Uh. That a way sir."
He points behind his back. And what a coincidence. That's where you are headed.
"I see, I see. And what are you guys gonna do now?"
"With any luck? Make it to the nearest G Fort without encountering anything bad, or the weather getting worse. But I'm not too hopeful."
"Yeah."
Will nods.
"Your ship is too full. It's almost half submerged. Too heavy. Bobs up and down."
He shrugs.
"Don't have much of a choice now. Gotta work with what we got. Not like we can just dump these people."
True enough.
"Well erm-"
He starts sweating.
"I suppose we should get going now. Wouldn't want anything nasty to show up out of nowhere now would we? Hahahaha!"
>Okay! Have a safe journey!
>Want some help? We got some food and water.
>I'm going to that island. Wanna come with?
>Other?
