| Andrew Hedley |
"Three things, Captain. First, Daurros can already fly and he'll only get more impressive as he unlocks more arcane knowledge. So, yes, I'd like to do some rock climbing. If nothing else it will give me some time away from Avner. Second, this is probably the saboteur's best attempt yet. We'd all be sick and vulnerable from eating that food if it wasn't discovered. And finally, nice outfit. Not just anyone could pull that off, but on you, it's perfect."
"Toxim may well be able to fly, but the rest of us mere mortals are stuck with climbing, so how do you propose getting from the ship to the cliff face with out being dashed to pieces against the cliff face?"
I am using real life knowledge here, a vertical cliff face coming out of the sea even on a remote ocean bound island will generally have undertows, currents and waves in the area immediately adjacent to the base. This gets worse if there is a shelf for the waves to compact against and is less if it truly is a vertical cliff coming from the ocean floor.
"Then again we might get lucky and find a beach, cove or even a sea cave. So I'll keep our options open until then, but please remember as you all kept reminding me, this is Lavina's expedition and she might not appreciate us risking the ship just so we can go thrill seeking." he looks slightly downcast as he finishes that sentence and doesn't meet Toxim's eyes.
Please note how out of character this is for Ardanto who would normally be chomping at the bit to climb a sea cliff and battle monsters.
"I agree that this is the saboteurs best attempt, but I also wonder why they are so ineffective, if they wanted to scupper the mission then I can think of a thousand ways to do that, that would work a lot better than this. It is almost child like in the simplicity sometimes."
Poor Tavey, Ardanto suspects anyone now and he is his new target.
"I do agree, I do look awesome today, but then I do always."
Ardanto doesn't look particularly Awesome at the moment, he looks tired and unshaven.
Ardanto will keep Tavey next to him or gainfully employed for the next few days, he will also start training him how to handle a blade.