The moment the ship sailed into deeper waters, Fenryn kept himself inside to avoid seeing the vast ocean off to the side. While they could still see land on one side, it did little to soothe his nerves. Vaughan had rarely left his side but had done so to get the group something to eat.

This left Nelson to King-sit the man. At first, he kept his distance, not wanting to deal with him beyond the need to rescue him should the ship begin sinking. However, that was easier said than done, especially when the King wouldn’t stop trying to make conversation to take his mind off of the fact that they were in deeper waters now.

“And that’s how we knew it wasn’t normal, you know?” The King was wrapping up one of his stories. Nelson hadn’t been listening, or at least, had tried to ignore him, but he found himself nodding along and even agreeing with what the King had just said.

Nelson then motioned towards the door of the small room they were in and said, “he looks out for you quite a bit. Doesn’t