After a while Ceres decided to have a seat herself. She kept her back against the wheel so it wouldn't turn on it's own, as she wasn't sure if this ship could lock it's rudder's position though. There was someone in the crow's nest to keep a lookout, so she'd hear it if something was up. And it was unlikely for them to encounter another ship any time soon. If you wanted to cross the entire north blue, as their part of the sea had come to be known, it would take at least a week. So she wondered where exactly the captain planned on going. And she wondered what kind of ship this [i]Powder Keg[/i] was. Though asking Octavius wasn't an option at the moment, most likely. She annoyed him just by being there. It was quite obvious with how he acted when he came back on the ship. But that didn't matter to her. [i]"As long as I can keep on sailing, and aren't treated like some token mascot, I'll be fine."[/i] Ceres thought to herself as she looked up at the sky. Good weather for now, with a strong wind. Almost as if she gods themselves wanted to spur them on.

The day went by uneventfully. And then evening fell. The sea had become more rough, but nothing Ceres couldn't handle. Still no sight of land, of course. Most of the crew was playing a game on deck. But it would soon be time for dinner. Quite a few people to cook for, but she had the experience to do that too. So she grabbed the nearest sailor she could find and put him behind the wheel. "Keep it going straight. I doubt any of you can cook so I'm making the food." She spoke as she walked away. The sailor didn't even have time to protest. Ceres headed to the kitchen, opening the locks on her cabinets and started to collect what she needed. Cooking for so many with such poor equipment meant a simple meal. So potatoes, pork basted with rum, carrots and gravy seemed like a good way to go. It would be easy to make such a meal in quantity, so she'd have more time to focus on quality. She had her pride as a cook after all.

(I figured Octavius might be in the captain's cabin at that time or something.)