"She actually did it," Kiela marveled.
Valthor nodded. "That was pretty much inevitable. I'm honestly more surprised that she did it without causing a major disaster."
Following the successful attack on the Elvish patrol ship, the second mate Vikke had declared that she would be taking the ship along with her share of the spoils. She recruited enough of the crew to make it work, and a recently-freed troop of orcs to provide protection in exchange for passage. Valthor had seen the trouble coming, but then again so had everyone else. He'd been no more able to prevent it than the Captain had.
Some things just couldn't be avoided.
No, this was just another one of those events, and he still needed tears from a mermaid to complete a spell. He kissed Kiela, then drew back. "We'll see you again soon."
"I know," she said. "Hurry back. And if you find likely crew, bring them to the captain."
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