[color=crimson]"Well, ya'll find yourself in short company then,"[/color] Siobhan replied to her comment about her fin.

Not many humans had really complimented her on it before, for obvious reasons. Actually, now that she thought about it, it probably wasn't particularly obvious to [i]Kailani[/i] why anyone would have a problem with her hybrid features. Considering they were about to drop anchor, it would probably be a good idea to give her a quick rundown on how things worked in the outside world.

Offering a lingering glance to the approaching island to make sure they were still on course, she turned to face the jungle princess. [color=crimson]"On that note, just so ya know: most humans don't like fishmen...and that includes hybrids like meself. So...if ya'd make an effort to keep my secret here, that'd be grand."[/color]

Hopefully that would be enough to keep her from starting a riot. Not to say that riots weren't fun at times, but she was on a mission right now and needed a bit of information from the locals here.

...Though as their trawler drifted closer, she had an inkling that her plans were about to be once more derailed.

Smoke was now clearly visible as it slowly ascended into the sky above the coastal town, and and with her eyepiece she could now see that the docks were deserted. No sign of ships or workers. Further up, all she could observe were the burned out husks of various types of structures. Homes, shops, it didn't matter. Everything had been put to torch.

Frowning slightly, Siobhan lowered her eyepiece. It seemed some other pirates had beaten them here...but why wipe out the town like this? Normally, pirates would have their way with the place and then leave, hoping that one day the port would recover so that they could do it again. But this? This was wholesale slaughter. There were no future pickings to be had here for [i]anyone.[/i]

And yet something about it seemed chillingly familiar.

[color=crimson]"Your cake just might have to wait, Kailani,"[/color] Siobhan muttered, taking the wheel of [i]The Coral Skipper[/i]. Steering her into the blackened port, she quickly fled to the wheel in order to drop the anchor before they collided with what remained of the docks, though she dare say their vessel would easily win that contest if it came to it.

Now adjacent to the charred pier, the redhead offered a final glance to her sole crewmate before taking a quick leap up onto the dock. The blackened boards beneath her feet creaked in protest, but thankfully held.

It was time to find out exactly what happened here.