@DragonSong Traveling by sea was always a dangerous endeavor even for the most seasoned sailor. Between unexpected turbulent waves and weather, you never really knew what you were going to get once leaving port.
Unless, of course, you had an uncanny knack for knowing the weather. Maybe more than a knack considering Nik was never wrong, but he still just looked at it as a string of good luck.
And Gods did he need some good luck today.
After....
the event....the ocean was no longer a safe place for him and, though he did his best, living in port towns did kind of throw a wrench in his plans from time to time. Especially when the city watch caught on to the strikingly handsome man who was borrowing peoples purses...
Well....then it was time to bounce.
But ships were obvious and he needed to be silent. Discrete.
Ghostly.
And he was broke.
But mostly
phantomly!
So he did what any sane person who needed to get off of an island to avoid prison did. He commandeered his own boat! Sure, it was modest and only had just enough space for his captain and crew and a few precious belongings, but people wouldn't miss it.
"Oy, Captain!" He called over his shoulder, "Should be clear sailing for the rest of the night." He paused, "Those clouds you say? Ah, naught but little wisps, nothing to worry yourself over."
"Thanks, Nik!" He responded back to himself, "You're the best first mate a captain could ask for."
"Awww...shucks, Captain, you're making me blush!"
And with that the strange conversation ended and a single figured pulled at the oars of a tiny rowboat into the vast open ocean with the stars as his guide.
