64 Preparation to set off (1/2)
With a dull sigh Angella found herself nursing a budding headache as she looked at the child that sat before her. A small pile of books sat sprawled between the duo as she rubbed her forehead.
It had been close to a week since she had been dropped with this child with the responsibility of educating him. Still he sat there before her, spending close to an hour to read a hundred pages! Oh the sympathy she felt with the teachers that had taught her.
With an exasperated sigh she could only dismiss the young child, silently consoling herself with the fact that she wouldn't have to live with this crew for long. The first time she saw the boy, she was conflicted. He was innocent, not yet pulled into the cruel and dirty machinations of the monster that was the crew's captain.
She had decided then, that she would not turn in this child. Instead she would take him to the Oharan academy and enroll him there so he could learn the realities of this world and not mix himself with the scum that was the pirates of the world.
With a final 'tch' of annoyance she slowly got up and out of the small corner of the crew's quarters. She was planning on visiting the library again, after all it would make her calm down from the irrational mood swings that she had begun to have ever since she returned to the blue she was most familiar with.
With a shake of her head she got out into the sunny deck bathing in the warmth of the noon.
Suddenly she heard a call behind her. A black head of hair popped out of the cabin as the captain called out to her.
”Oi, Angella, where are you going??” He said a sickening smile on his face.
With a silent sigh to herself Angella could only turn around and offer a dreamy smile to him, ”Oh I'm going out captain, the librarian said that a new batch of books would arrive from another island today and I want to go check it out!”
”Can you come in here and do me a favor first?”. With a ”Sure what do you need?” Angella walked toward the captain's cabin a sinking feeling in her chest.
”I've been setting up plans to Ohara for the past week or so, but I couldn't really pinpoint what needs to be prepared for the trip. I've scoured the surroundings of the destination island but couldn't really tell if there was a marine base anywhere in the area. Also, seeing as you are part of the crew, I delegate that you'll be part of the advanced party that lands on the island and ensures that we have a decent welcome.
Ohara is unlike the islands before this, we can't be going into the land of scholars as anything but a party of travelers. It's the least respect that we can give them, for having to twiddle their thumbs under the noses of the collective bigwigs of the world.
So as a member of the advanced delegation, you are to ensure that the people of Ohara know that though we are pirates we come in piece.