"I ken, Cap'n." [i]Bastard.[/i] Wheel left Berlin fuming, a small rage burning in him. A part of him was ready to fling off the Captains orders and tell him to fuck himself, but that was how Wheel felt whenever anyone asked him to do something. But what stung was how the captain was siding with some useless schoolgirl! Fuck them. He stalked away to check the traps.

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The waves lapped against the side of the [i]Borealis [/i]as Hana looked out at the moon rising above the water. When she stared straight out it felt like she was the only living thing in a thousand miles, surrounded by water. But, all she had to do was turn her head, and she'd see the ship. As well as the little blond boy walking up to her, saying something she didn't make out. Then, "I stole some cookies from the stores. Don't tell Ca-mm." He looked as pleased as a cat who'd gotten into the cream, then said, "I guess you can have one." Taking the proffered treat, she took a small bite of the cookie, wishing she had water. 

The pinkish looking boy was abruptly replaced with a spitting image of herself. Exclaiming, "Oh!" She stepped away, again confronted with a boy now scratching his golden locks and asking her why she didn't have hair.

"I'm, um, not allowed to have long hair. Highwaymen don't go after bald people traveling cheaply. It's how I let everyone know that I'm a hedgemage. Sort of how the beer girls always wear pointy hats. Brand recognition, and all." She looked quizzically at the boy and said, "Just what exactly can't you turn into?"