"Is she alright?" Both the King and Queen asked in unison. The guards were already escorting them back to the kingdom. The messenger looked at the StarDusk pirates and then the royals. "Well, Princess Vivi is fine. She just has a cough now. We are tending to her. Their captain got to her just in time though... But by the looks of what I saw, that fish may have taken a bite out of their captain. We saw blood, but couldn't exactly examine to see if it was her own." There wasn't much he could say after that because he was being shoved onward with them. 

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[B] As everyone finally regrouped. . .[/B] 

The StarDusk pirates were escorted by a couple of guards to a medical ward in the castle. They still weren't completely trusted, even if the royal family believed they were war heroes. Walking through, they noticed the servants slowly reappearing and filing back into the kingdom. Pirates were being escorted to prison and guards were informing the citizens of their safety. 

Waterdeep was saved.

Before they got to see the captain, a few nurses attended to the crew upon being ordered. But right after, they were escorted out. 
"It's about time you all got here. Your captain had a few injuries and has been unconscious for some time. You can go in and check on her. But the King and Queen would like to see you all afterwards." A nurse looked at them all, and then shooed the guards away. She believed the worst they could do was steal their captain and leave the island. And she could care less if they did such a thing. The guards decided to stay out the door as the crew walked in. 

Runali was bandaged and in a new set of plain clothes. "Finally you guys got here. Before you panic," This was more directed to Nolan and probably Dani too. "I am fine. It was just a couple of scratches and bruises. And a small bite, but that's besides the point." She wasn't looking for their sympathy. Runali was the captain, which meant she had to do better when it came to being injured. That was twice so far. The first was her being shot in the shoulder on Hara Island and the second being her getting attacked by fish... This was not a good look for business. That business being, pirate business. 

"Well, no use standing around. Let's go see what the royals want. We still do have stuff to accomplish like getting Kai's flag. And Marcos and Dani's StarDusk symbol. We were put a little behind." 

The captain rolled off the bed and lead the way out the door. In their trek to the throne room, she heard two servants mingling. 

[I]"You know, now that everything is cleared, the Navy should be arriving in a couple of days to collect the pirates." 

"Yeah, I heard. They are reconnecting the phones now." [/I]

Well that meant their trip would shorten a lot. No need for them to get tangled up with the government. "So, once we figure out what the royals want, we can-" 

Entering the room they were directed to, Runali was a little shocked to see the huge feast in their honor. "Wonderful! You all are just in time! Drink! Eat! We couldn't find a better way to thank you for saving not only our kingdom, but our daughter as well." The Queen happily hugged each of them, not caring if they didn't approve. King Richard bowed to them in respect and watched as the princess and her pet stepped forward. First, she stepped to Runali. 

"Thank you for saving me miss! You were really brave. Oh, and I found this for you." She pulled the Captain's hat from behind her back.

"Hey, my hat! Thanks Princess." The little girl grinned and then looked at Kai. She gave him a curious look, trying to remember where she had seen him before. 

"Well guys! We can't deny the royals and waste a perfectly good feast." She grinned as music played and the celebration began. "We'll get everything else accomplished first thing in the morning!" Before Runa could explore the party, the King and Haru pointed to the guards that had approached. "We also gathered...a few things we thought you may find useful." The soldiers opened the chest to reveal a little more than a few pieces of gold and jewels. "We'll put it on your ship for you."

"We should save more towns. This is awesome."