The Ydra introduced herself as Yarri, though she didn’t introduce her animal companion. Adrianna didn’t mind terribly—the few Ydra he had known were quite introverted individuals. She didn’t pick up on Yarri’s discontent at their other traveling companions, more specifically directed towards the hunter. If she had seen the insignia on the man’s garment, she probably would have declined traveling with them as well.

Adrianna was surprised when Yarri darted off into the trees, but she was [i]somewhat[/i] confident that the woman would meet up with them later. She returned to the crew members and directionally challenged hunter, and set off towards the South after telling them that the Ydra would catch up with them, and in fact she did.

They didn’t speak much for a while, keeping a steady pace that the Ydra set. It was a bit faster than Adrianna would have likely set on her own, but it wasn’t so quick that she would tire out before they reached their destination. Everyone looked like they had other things on their mind, and Adrianna wasn’t sure what kind of small talk would be appropriate for this sort of thing.

In the end, it was the white-haired Muran who spoke up, asking the rest of them about the plan. Adrianna turned back towards him upon hearing his voice, wondering for a moment if the lad was a bit dim. The crew didn’t immediately interrupt and answer, and Adrianna thought it over a moment before chiming in with her thoughts.

“When we get to town, we ask to speak with the elders or the guard, whoever is available. We tell them about the shipwreck, the location, and the number of injured and survivors, so that they know the urgency and magnitude of our needs. If you didn’t check, I saw 12 uninjured people on the shore, not including us, 4 with more serious injuries, and another nine or so with small scrapes or bruises.” Since she had helped with those injured, she could also recount the nature of their injuries, and what they would likely need, assuming they made it through the night. Having some crew members with them helped to ensure that the local guard wouldn’t think they were planning to ambush those offering aid…hopefully.

“We ask for their assistance, an escort with doctors, supplies, food, and transportation for us to get the more severely injured to town. They can then send a message onward to Galloway. I’m sure the crew will have a message to pass on to their contacts, and can call in additional support if necessary. As far as funding it, we shouldn’t have to pay for all of this out of our pockets. The guard should be able to handle things, and petition a larger town for supplies if necessary. If they report back appropriately, then they should be reimbursed for whatever they are expending in terms of supplies and wages.” Accidents like this generally fell under the responsibility of the government, and the guards would be taken care of for making sure that the citizens of Adelon were taken care of.

Adrianna knew most of this because her old crew had a brief deal with a guard crew to skim supplies being delivered to a larger city. They were able to pilfer some of the supplies, no hassle, and then kicked back the profits to the guard. Their guard claimed the supplies were used in duty, and they were replenished in a timely manner. Their deal didn’t last very long, though. The guard they had made the deal with wanted to up the cut for the guards, and her group would have barely turned a profit. The guards tried to blackmail Adrianna’s crew, which was not received terribly well. It went without saying that their arrangement fell through quite quickly after that.

“As far as not having what we need, it is possible. But once they know what we need, they can send a request with a runner to another town, while we arrange for the rest of the supplies and help to be brought to the rest of the survivors.” Adrianna didn’t think it was a terribly complicated situation, truth be told.