The Captain decided packing all this treasure into town would be a very bad idea. Kai, Mateo, Lena and myself packed all our loot to a small out of the way bay. We decided to sink our treasure in the bay. I took time to rest then hide our camp from anyone who might happen along. It turns out it was a good decision because several of those Dragon soldiers came out onto the beach clearly looking for us. Lucky for us they were unable to detect our camp. I am not sure we could have taken them in a toe to toe fight.
The Gale finally appeared to pick us up and I was glad to be back with the crew. We recovered our spoils and set sail for the next piece of our relics.
I have decided I will only feed the crew basic normal rations. If the Captain sees me as just a cook then I will be just a cook. I cant bring myself to feed the crew slop but I have no problem feeding the normal rations. Eventually someone will notice I am sure. If they don't I wont bother trying to make nice meals anymore. It took eight days for the crew to mention the food to the Captain. She decided to call me to her cabin to question me about the food. I decided to appear in the form of an orangutan because any monkey can cook basic rations. The Captain in her infinite wisdom decided to lay the blame of the lower quality food clearly at my feet. I was a bit mouthy about the situation. Beaumont was looking a little like he might stick me for talking back so I was wary of his reach. The crew decided that I should not be severely punished. I hate to force respect out of my fellow crew mates but that seems to be the way of pirates. I made a nice meal for the crew to begin to make up for the audacity of my to feed them normal food ... lol ... I am glad they like my cooking. It also helps prevent any malnutrition ailments they might contract on lesser food. We always have fresh water and good food, name another crew that can say that of their ship.
We encountered a merchant ship in open water. We decided to run her down. The merchant ships Captain was good enough to surrender her cargo without a shot. That should give us gold to bolster the crews moral while we continue to chase relics rather than normal pirating .