Amhranai had just vanished down some stairs into the ship's hold when she could hear the sound of Sasha and Lureene's voices joining those of Arion and Darvesch on the main deck above. From aft end, she heard a man's voice reply, "Jus' a minute!"
After a few moments, a wiry and clean-shaven Zuck appeared. He was dressed as the others were in common sailor's garb, a red bandana keeping his curly hair contained, his billowy, off-white shirt unlaced to keep cool. "We don' have a whole lot, but dere is still some stuff left over from when da pirates were here. I was jus' goin' thru it."
Although the man had a Dafari accent, it was far less pronounced than Amelia's, as though he had lived amongst the Patricians for most of his life. "Name's Giovanni. What all are you lookin' for, Miss? Mebbe I can help you cook somethin' up..."