6 Keiari, 951 D.H. (continued)
We're now on land on the Kaeleil Atoll, and things aren't great. Ameina probably needs to go to a proper doctor sooner than later, given she got stabbed pretty good. Sumiya went foraging for some kind of medical supplies or something, I just kind of spent the time on the beach with boots off and feeling the sand between my toes. I decided to try and look for a smuggler's cache, because wouldn't that be SO cool of me? Everyone would know how great I am!
Except I didn't find anything. Just looked around the island in circles for no reason, until the captain called us all back onto the ship to set sail. Off we go. Sumiya went to the crow's nest to keep an eye on Ameina while she's injured and keep lookout at the same time. We docked at Rakiye Town, a small town of maybe a few dozen people. Never been here before but its very quaint.
I put Ameina on my back to climb down, gently, and get her to the deck and therefore able to be taken off the boat... Except I slipped partway down and Zayne had to catch me. Once again... trying to do a good thing I end up messing up, and someone else has to pick up the pieces. I decided to stay on the ship, in my cabin. I just need some time to feel better. I feel... just... not good. Useless. Like a hole in a lifeboat.
The others went to the Green Door tavern. Ras spent time talking to the barkeep, swapping tales and catching up. The The Azure Zenith and its crew have been through this town pretty often. I think this is my first time here. Someone walked in - a debt collector, or local extortionist, from how it was explained to me - and demanded payment from the owner. Ras spoke up to make him stop, as she knows the bartender fairly well, but Zayne offered to go steal the money back instead of a confrontation. They all plotted to go and steal the money away from the island in order to not make it seem like its connected to this island or its people. All this happened while I lay in bed. Totally not crying.
Ras called up that they're going to go murder someone, so I came out of my cabin to see what's going on. They told me about the situation above, and... yeah. I guess bashing some heads might cheer me up. At least I'm good at that. Probably. But I haven't been good at the things I think I'm good at the past few days. Here we go. Go team.
(Break time)
We discussed how to deal with the situation, to get the treasure (money of people or whatever) back (for us) and take down these jerks. Zayne decided to sneak onto the ship to get some recon going on. I was trying to come up with a ritual that could help us out. I was brainstorming but everything I came up with was shot down or done better by alchemy. Stupid Ras and stupid alchemy and their acids and stuff. Ugh.
Best I could come up with was looking through Zayne's eyes as he snuck around, but that would take way too long in the sunset and then I'd lose out on using that for sorcery. I could just channel essence but that would leave me drained... Damnit why am I so useless. I have all these cool magic powers, I have a sword, I'm useful! Why do I always feel so useless. I guess I'm just going to sneak beside Zayne, and I bet I'll be like a stomping baby beside a cat or something.
Ras and Sumiya asked around town about this bully guy... Baeran. They got some information on him and his past. Zayne and I climbed the mountain (more a hill) to get some eyes on the raider's boat. They were docked by another island, but took a rowboat to this one. On the ship there appeared to be two crew members being bossed around by the big guy - he's tall, like two meters. Damn. There's an expression for felling a tall tree, and I'm about to cut some ankles.
Someone aboard is making a ritual circle. Seems like... a summoning or containment circle, to trap spirits... I wonder what the hell they're up to. Guess it doesn't matter when they're eating teeth. Their own teeth. Hopefully.