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As Penny witnessed the strange girl's approach, her heart started crawling up her throat for a moment. [i][color=f7976a]You made a hole in my ship![/color][/i] she screamed inwardly, stalking towards the stairs where Tyrpano emerged. But then the hole was sealed and she knew, as a Binder herself, that it had been a fairly easy thing to do. What irked her was the tone, the entitled body language - the lording of her height - and the near-glare. It reminded Penny of the way that her mother had always addressed her and spawned an instant and intense reactionary dislike. 

[color=f7976a][b]"Oh, hello to you too,"[/b][/color] the Perrenchwoman shot back. [color=f7976a][b]"You want a summary?"[/b][/color] She tilted her head to one side, the tricorn hat nearly sliding loose. She had to keep this professional. Besides, people had been looking down on her for entire life. This one wasn't any different. She sighed. [color=f7976a][b]"It's a dynastic struggle. Just... played out through piracy. Amelia owns the Nera and she's using it to hit back at the Doge."[/b][/color] She shrugged. [color=f7976a][b]"I avoided the Doge's Breeches because-"[/b][i]that's just nasty. Who'd wanna go into a Doge's breeches?[/i][/color] She sensed that her teammate was a being bereft of humour, however, and skipped the joke. [color=f7976a][b]"A pair of Perrenchwomen walking into a Revidian stronghold and asking questions about attacks on Revidian ships when the two countries are on the brink of war is just daft."[/b][/color] Penny waved dismissively. [b][color=f7976a]"Tried to convince Wvysen and only got silence. She's a big girl and can make her own poor decisions. I saw tracks along the shore, went to check them out, and got kidnapped."[/color][/b] she continued. [color=f7976a][b]"Long story short, I broke out and did some snooping along the way. Killed a few pirates before they could kill me and stole a couple ships in my escape. Not sure how I'm not dead. Just kept going and here I am."[/b][/color] She hobbled to the side and plucked the journal off of a stool. [b][color=f7976a]"Got her journal: just sitting out there to be had. It's an awful read."[/color][/b] She arched an eyebrow. [color=f7976a][b]"But a very convenient piece of evidence."[/b][/color] Penny plunked it back down and motioned with her chin beneath the stool. [b][color=f7976a]"There was that lantern too. I thought it could be Chune-Sept's, since I know that we were briefed on an artifact. It's probably just an old lantern or a decoy at best, but it didn't hurt to grab, just in case."[/color][/b] She tilted her head again. [b][color=f7976a]"That's my side. What's yours? Long version. They're taking their sweet time ashore anyway."[/color][/b][hr][hr]