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"Yes, he appears to be a strange one." Jerrard moves towards the man as Locky departs, approaching him with his hands at his side.

"Well met, I am Jerrard Foss, Wizard of the White Robe." He offers his hand. "We are passengers on this vessel."

"What reaction to your symbol?" Imani asks Locky. "He barely even looked at you before he started talking to the captain."

Locky shrugs, "Maybe I was wrong."

"A man of dignity," he says, returning the gesture,"Temeral, well met."

Babushka goes to meet Locky and draws her to a place where they can sit without being in the crew's way. "Tell me about the newcomer" she encourages her friend.

"What brings you to these waters? Your vessel was attacked?" He asks with curiousity, taking Termeral's hand.

"Sorry for Lockys, shall we say enthusiasm? She means well as do most kender."

"Well he seems a bit.. mean, if you understand?" Locky shuffles her feet and sits by the side of the ship, letting her feet dangle over the side.

"My Uncle Trapspringer told me about men like him, quiet, worrying." She shudders in a un-kenderlike way and looks straight at Babuskha.

"He was caught by Slavers, yet he seems to have attacked them, killed them.." She stops, unsure. "Something attacked his ship killed the crew, yet left him alive." The Kender sighs, "Plus, he moved away from me, I don't know why, people always move away from us Kender, why do they do that? I still don't get it."

Imani shakes her head as she moves in to introduce herself to the newcomer. "I'm Imani," she says simply as an introduction.

"Temeral," he says dismissively, "will I be meeting every one on board?"

"Not everyone, no. Just those who are concerned for the safety of those that accompany them." Jerrard says as an explanation, looking towards Malika. He waits for his previous question to be answered.

Imani raises an eyebrow at how she was dismissed. In the end, she shrugs and walks back over to Malika. "Ready to get back to practicing?" she asks.

"Like I said, I was captured, and yes, that seemed the case, but I prepared for its return , ready to slay it... But it never came.

"Then there is a monster out there." Jerrard sighs dramatically, looking at Imani he shakes his head. "I would not dismiss her so easily, Imani is important to us."

"Well Temeral, looks like you are stuck with us for now. If you will excuse me, the ladies are preparing a show, and I am helping them." With that he turns on his heels and approaches the two women.

Temeral takes a tour of the ship seeing if there's any work he could help out with.

The rest of the day passes largely uneventfully. Ulster, Thuskar and Temeral pitch in where they can to help, although none of them know anything about sailing. Jerrard works with Imani and Malika on their act. Locky and Babushka wander around, the gnome trying to keep the kender out of trouble and away from the crew, who is largely hostile toward her.

By the time night sets, the Horizon Seeker has almost entirely cleared the Khurman Sea. The anchor is dropped for the night; they will not resume until daylight, as it's too dangerous otherwise.

Word of the show spreads, and the sailors begin gathering on the deck to watch.

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It is now Afterwatch (9:00 PM).