Liam sighed as he stood on the deck and watched his crew starting to make preparations to dock.  They had been sailing for a few months now from place to place, gathering things to sell.  He hoped they would make a profit when they arrived.  They were getting short on money and if they were to make it to their next destination in time the profit would need to be mighty indeed.  In order to reach their true destination and achieve their main goal it would take much more time and profit than this bit of cargo could hope to bring.  Unless things started to turn around and soon they might just be in trouble.  The deadline was soon approaching and they had no choice but to be successful in making it.  Too much depended on it.   

	A sound from the port side drew his attention and Liam yelled, "Watch the sail you bloody fool!" as a near miss almost brained his first mate in the head because of the negligence of one of the crew.  The resulting fight that broke out was over almost before it started with the first mate quickly showing the crewman the error of his ways and sending him to the crows nest for watch duty.  Walking over to the railing, Liam took a deep breath of the sea air.  The lower they descended the more pronounced it became.  It always made him a bit homesick as he had grown up in a port town and only in his late teens left it to sail the skies.  The crew of the ship he had sailed on, and eventually became captain of,  had taken over as his family and home.  He wasn't sure if he would ever be content to live a boring life back on land, even though he did miss it sometimes.  

	"Captain?" his first mate, Wilson, inquired as he walked over to join Liam at the rail.  Turning his head towards the man Liam replied, "What is it?  Is everything ready for docking.  The cargo is secure?"  Nodding his head Wilson stated, "All is well sir.  We are close now.  Whenever you are ready you can guide us in. It will be good to get a little shore time.  The men are starting to get antsy."  
	"Very well.  Tell the men to prepare to dock.  No one gets leave until the cargo is offloaded and transported to the buyers.  Then they have two days to do as they will before we leave at dawn on the third.  Make sure that they know if they are late they will be finding alternate transportation.  We have no time to waste if we are to reach our next destination on schedule."
	Taking the wheel, Liam guided the ship into the waiting dock with only a small bump as they touched down.  He smiled to himself and yelled out," Alright men, let's get to work."  His last thought before he went to join the crew in the offloading procedure was [i]Did I see a girl on the rock right before we landed?[/i]