Ahnasha gave a smile and a slight laugh, shaking her head lightly. "No, it's not like that. The worst we might experience from the voyage itself is some potential seasickness, it's just...sailors aren't always the nicest of people. I mean, they aren't [i]necessarily[/i] bad, but, well, their lives are far from normal. Well, what most city dwellers would consider normal. You see, to work as a sailor, a person has to be away from land for potentially months at a time, staying confined to their ship for the entire duration. The only people they ever see are the other crew members, and they don't exactly live well. They have to ration their food and water carefully, and the ships are rarely clean for long, so they aren't always able to stay sanitary, which is a much greater concern for non-lycans. If they have a family, they won't see them for most of the year, which is why many do not."

Pausing for a moment, Ahnasha tried to think of an explanation that could calm Sabine's nerves. She did not intent to make Sabine afraid with her excuse, so she needed to make it seem concerning, but not [i]too[/i] concerning. "I guess...I guess it isn't so much that sailing changes them as it is that sailing attracts a certain type of people. I mean, it is bound to have [i]some[/i] influence on them, but they tend to have no family ties, and not a lot to lose. They are willing to take on high risk for gold, and tend not to care about social norms. Those types of people tend to be...we should just be careful. They are not dangerous; it isn't as if they are going to suddenly attack you unprovoked, it is just that they are not always kind."