Hertha gave a slight grin when the owner of the ship appeared. He hadn't used any of those ugly nick names she had been given over the years. A Decent start, she had a habit of sinking the ship of any wanna-be-pirate-captain who started off calling her 'the runt' or 'the cheep'. Honestly, all these little men had such little respect! Probable because they didn't like the idea of a woman having the skill and power to punch a hole into the bottom of their boats. Ah well, she had always been a picky girl, so why not to with her potential Nakama. That surely wasn't something to be half hearted about. 

"Aye" she replied "Tha' be mah name an' tha' be the reason why I'm here." she responded plainly, taking a seat on the deck, it was as close as she could get to being eye level with the man comfortably. "Ah pictured you talla' Black Hole Merrick...though I do that a lot I suppose." she mused to herself. "Ah must say you are the first captain to try an recruited me in a looooooong time to truely 'ave my interest. Not many men can stan' on a ship again afta' what you wen' through." Hertha was a plain spoken sort, not the kind to really hold back her words or thoughts. What she said was probable not tactful, but it was the honest truth.

"I 'ave some questions before I will truly consider taken ya' up on ya' offer." she said in the most serious tone she could muster "What is your goal? Why does Eden Merrick wish to sail beneath the jolly roger?"