In the bustle of the bar, a lone bartender rinsed cups before murmuring to himself. A dark haired man looked up from his drink, to the nearly-bald squat man, squinting. 

“What did you say?” 
“Said n’tha ship coming’ in. Means mo’ trouble rollin’ the docks,” He rolled his eyes before turning to place the cup on the shelf behind him. The dark hair brushed Max’s face a little as he stood up to take a quick glance at the patrons on the bar. [i]Good,[/i] he thought, [i]No one I know.[/i] He shelled out his last couple mun out onto the counter. It had been nearly ages since he had taken his last job, maybe he could join a crew for a little while. It wasn’t like anything was holding him down on this tiny island anyway.


"Hey handsome, got somewhere to be tonight?” A lovely blonde approached him, and Max groaned loudly before pushing her aside. He made his way to the door before dredging into the bright sun, placing his hand on his brow to peer out at the ships. There were several birds flocking the incoming ship, which happen to be overflowing the dock with crew members. 
Cautiously, he began to head towards the ship. Chatter from the crew buzzed in the air, and Max couldn’t help but overhear. 

“She’s fucking crazy man.” 

“I know, I can’t believe we stayed that long.”

“I’d rather live on this shithole island for the next year than get back on that ship.”



[i]Maybe this is a bad idea. Maybe I’m really getting into something stupid.[/i] The ship loomed over him as he drew closer. He felt his hand drifting to Bravuss, a gun he now cherished owning. The deep sails loomed overhead and taunted Max with their uncertainty. 
Just then he heard shouting, “Lios! They’re leaving!” 



[i]I know that voice…[/i] 



“What am I gonna do?”  She cried out. Max travelled up the ramp to the ship and saw a tall man trying to calm her down. 

"Well, well, well. What have we here,” Max smirked widely, folding his arms. “Edelweiss Thatch…”


She looked up, with a glare. “That’s Captain, Maximillian Foresythe. Now get off my boat.” 


Max grinned, crossing further onto the boat, "Make me." 
Ed turned to Lios, her eyes wide. He shrugged "What?" She huffed loudly. 
"What do you want, Max?"

"A job." 
"No."
Lios whispered "Ya know, we could really use the crew members..."
"NO." She tried to grab the box and storm off with it but it was in vain, since it was too heavy. 

"What is she doing, Fae?" Max questioned. Lios looked around everywhere, then back to the last man on the ship.
"A-are you talking to- to me?" He stuttered.
"You're the only Fae on the ship, mate."

"He can see you, dingbat!!" The Captain of the Black Briar crew stormed off towards the ramp off her own ship. 
"Ah, you see Fae, we know each other." Max spoke confidently before following her down, Lios trailing behind. "Once long along we used to share the same coat."

"Stop following me!" Edel continued to walk off towards the port city, the two men in tow.