S37

Set out bright and earlys upon grand craft oft wood and sail. Met upon the craft orc oft prominant teeth most able in directing this boat through shoal and reef. The craft self wast ast refined warrior bedecked with wounds oft prior conflict and wizened for it. Great hooks the width oft mine palm were embedded into parts oft the craft. Friend Ashton didst assist to removing and claiming oft them afore seeking the words oft a man with stutter, false leg, and lacking in stature. To him asked oft these things. These hooks. In answer stated, Kracken. Thought wast story to tease young childrens who stay too long in river? Yet here ist hook from such!
 
Remarkable!
 
And havings two after Friend Ashton surrendered his unto mine person! Spake suggestion to gift to captain Finley ast trophy. Decided to keep ast the good captain oft certainty hast more. Some even still embedded in wooden hull around us.
 
After such made to seek cook oft grand height and ability, light oft hair and strong oft arm. Teased oft friend Ashton that mayhaps we shouldst spake unto her that he wast engaged. A bit oft scoffing came by answer. Then when rounded corner oft kitchen and saw oft her knew then mistakes hadst been made.
 
Wast Milady.
 
Knew sight oft her back and shoulders. Knew oft the fall oft her hair.
 
Know not why such ist known to one such ast I, and to mine shame panic overtook and with a noise fled to side from view.
 
Friend Ashton spake with her for a time.
 
Margie wast name claimed by Captain Finley, who called one such ast I Chance, and Maggie wast name gifted by Milady unto Friend Ashton's ears.
 
Thinkings back upon seems likely Captain Finley dist give wrong name.
 
No matter.
 
Walked up top once more with Friend Ashton, but mine thoughts were taken by Milady. The sky wast the color oft her coat. The air felt fuller and saltier. The boat itself did swoon and move with the weight oft mine thoughts oft her presence.
 
Needings to get such under control. Ist most distracting.
 
Supper wast most good. Friend Ashton lent upon Milady Maggie the use oft his seasonings and the touch oft them wast noticed in the food presented. To surprise oft mineself and others Friend Velvet talked oft relations with Merchant Shane who holds her contract. Explained wast in fact enslaved unto him a feat Friend ArlanVal claimed was similar to his own fate in relations to Master Eoman. Friend Harper found such to be.. wholly unacceptable and made promise to seek out release oft her contract when next returnings to Maford. No one ast yet explained difference betwixt enslavement and indenturings besides one ist legal one not, but no matter. Wilt haft need to research at later point.
 
After such a meal tendered thought mayhaps to haft been mistaken. Mayhaps.. wast not Milady. Had but seen her back and the wrap oft the apron by the by. There couldst be more than one such who looked ast she did?
 
So gathered mine courage ast had bid Friend Ashton to in approaching Miss Elara, a helpings oft plates too, and made way to kitchen to assist in cleanings and put to rest worries and concerns.
 
Wouldst not do to spend voyage avoiding cook on chance wast someone didst not expect to meet in such a place. Most silly ast to see one such ast her wast mine dearest desire to lead in returnings to the city oft Maford!
 
Walked into such a kitchen. Lent oft mine arm in drying ast directed. Do not understand how, yet wast in truth Milady! Spake on many things. Seems wast in Southport to render visit upon a sister. How one such ast she came unto Southport from same place ast Maford to take job upon ship ast Chef we were to assist ist great fortune! Mayhaps made way unto Sweetport and took vessel south stead oft traveling by way oft road ast we did. Mayhaps... forgot to ask oft it I did... or in truth cared not. For she wast there and mine heart sang for her company. All seemed brighter and fuller oft life for her presence, and on leaving the vessel the world lost some oft its charm.
 
Yet leave we must. To cross the shallows to land upon rocks and corals most sharp to find the captain's quarry. A Brine Serpent. So named am told for the salty waters it issues forth from its maw in times oft battle.
 
The good captain Finley didst find trouble with his footing, until such time ast Friend Ashton hoisted him on his shoulder and sought to carry.
 
Friend Ashton himself took to air with witchcrafts courtesy oft Friend ArlanVal ast the rocks and shoals weret most dangerous in such a passing. Each step threatened to drop one such ast I to mine knees or cut deep into my ankles upon the sharp rock like corals. Friend Harper chose to make use oft his cloak oft Manta. Diving into waters and seeking to bypass the corals in totality. With regrets his act drew ire oft water weird! Animated waters seekings oft blood ast fought in lakeside! Conflict wast then joined. With regrets one such ast I couldst do little but give chase after mine friends ast they fought battle running. Racing along the corals downing first this water weird, then fighting a great eel, and last dismissing a second water weird!
 
Still shouldst count self lucky havings made ashore with those weirds havings slain two guards in but a moment back in Shimmerlake!
 
On land most dry found paths through great forest. With strange great statue. Upon wast written the followings, but oft what means ist well beyond one such ast I; The Head oft Reef King, The Home oft Crab, the Stone oft Sea. Ist seems two oft shouldst fit into hands oft statue and one upon the plate.
 
Most strange a message to leave upon a statue abandoned. With hopes wilt cause no troubles for those such ast we...