Lyric was able to attach both ships to the back of their new one. The island Tyra suggested was coming into view while Lyric was hard at work fixing food. There was plenty on hand after all the supplies they had gained. The aroma drifted into the back cabin with Alexandria finishing up the last journal entry to get all caught up. It was a good thing to finish up with all the excitement. A smile crept across her face hoping there was much more excitement to be recorded.

Placing her quill pen down, closing the journal for now. Cracking her neck a few times standing up to leave the room. The food smelled like fish with something else she didn't recognize. That didn't matter since everything Lyric made up until now was always good. She also knew there would be fruit or she wouldn't eat anything.

Walking out onto the deck breathing in the fresh air looking up to see V drifting down to her. Landing on her shoulder looking down at the bag on her belt. "Of course you are only here for a treat. Damn greedy bird." V tilted her head to the side giving Alexandria a soft shriek moving side to side on her shoulder. Reaching into the bag and bringing up a finger bone offering it up to her.

V devoured the bone in the blink of an eye. A bit of bone dust falling to the deck. Bobbing her head up and down looking down at the bag for more. "No more for the moment. I am not turning you into a lazy bird." V shrieked in response, flying back up to the top of the crows nest.

"You don't ever get tired of messing with that bird do you?" Lyric asked, coming back on the deck from below. She had a basket in her hands along with some plates. There was already a table set up on the deck. Placing the items on the table going back down to get a few chairs.

Wrinkling her nose at Lyric's comment she walked over to the table looking at the food. There were some grilled fish, assorted fruits, and some other meat. Breathing in the intoxicating aroma closing her eyes with a soft smile. The thud of the chairs brought Alexandria back to the moment. Grabbing one of the chairs she sat down looking up at Lyric.

"She doesn't need to get soft. That would be no fun. Besides, you enjoy it when I am treating her like a pet." Reaching into the basket pulling out a few pieces of fruit and one piece of fish. There were of course pears there which was a welcome site. Biting into one Tyra came down the mast pulling up a seat at the table.

"I never get tired of seeing it at all. Are you going to try the venison?" Lyric asked, taking her seat at the table. Pulling her chair close, grabbing a piece of fruit and some of the venison. A soft giggle escaped her lips as she bit into a pear. Tyra took a few pieces of fish and placed a flask on the table.

Alexandria wasn't sure about the venison just yet. Having the pears and fish was more than enough for the moment. There were more pressing things on her mind at the moment. "I will try it another time. Once we stash everything on this island how long will it take to get to the first settlement on the map?" Taking a few more bites out of her pear before setting it back down on the plate.

Looking up at the sky along with the sails. Lyric was trying to figure out by reading the signs that were going on in the sky. "If the wind keeps this pace and we don't have any rain we should be good in a day or so." Taking another few bites out of her venison on her plate.

That was good news since she wasn't in the mood for anymore delays. Only acts of nature could slow their progress now. There was also the matter of getting everything together to sell. "Well you keep an eye on that. Meanwhile I am going to go through our new ship. We need to divide everything up so we can get on and off the island quickly."

Alexandria finished eating her fish standing up and taking the last piece of fruit on her plate. She walked off leaving Lyric and Tyra to eat. From what Lyric said about the inside of the ship it had a good deal of order. Walking off to the tow lines, grabbing the line pulling it tight. She secured it to one of the wooden pegs crawling across the rope towards the ship. There was an easier way to get across but she wanted to do it this way.

It took her about twenty minutes to get across. Taking her time was important because she still couldn't swim. Shifting into her sailfish was an option but that would be a waste for only a short time. Grabbing a hold of the ship and pulling herself up onto the deck. Wrinkling her nose and shaking off the spray from the ocean making her way to the cargo hold. Everything down below was ordered nicely. There were labels on each crate with the contents and settlement it was taken from.

Alexandria started to look through each crate, barrel, and chest. There were all sorts of things inside including; weapons, food, clothing, survival supplies, heirlooms. Grabbing some of the extra containers laying around starting to separate everything out. Making sure all the most important things were going to go right back to where they belonged. That is if their owners were not already dead. If that was the case she would be keeping those items. They would be useful for favors when they get big enough.

All the food and other important supplies were being moved to the main ship. Weapons and survival supplies would be split in half so that they could make some trades with those. Thankfully it wasn't going to take her too long to sift through everything due to the labels. A few hours passed and finally she was finished with all the sorting. Hearing the shriek of V outside faintly meaning they must be closed to the island. That was the only other time she shrieked aside from directing them at Alexandria.

Cracking her neck a bit standing up from her seated position. It was time to get out and get some work done. After that they would move on to the first settlement to trade. She was also going to keep on the lookout for Eve. They also needed to watch out for other crew's which they haven't run into yet. Walking out of the cargo hold onto the main deck.

Breathing in the fresh air looking out at the island. They were almost ready to drop anchor and start moving everything ashore. Lyric waved at her from the helm. Alexandria waved back as V landed on her shoulder almost making her jump in the air. "Fuck V don't do that!" V moved from side to side on her shoulder. She bobbed her head as well looking down at the bone pouch.

"No not after scaring the shit out of me like that. You can wait until the work is finished." Moving forward, climbing down to the tow line and crossing just as she did before. V flew overhead thankfully in silence. Making it across a bit faster this time. She had gotten used to it even though falling into the ocean was still a fear. Coming up over the side of the ship Lyric was there to greet her.

"Well someone was in a hurry to get things done. We should be in range soon. Were you able to finish everything you wanted?" Lyric giggled as she spun the helm a bit pointing them towards the only landing area on the island. She was looking forward to this experience as well. There still could be any number of things or people on the island. Her sword arm needed a bit of exercise as well.

"If the ship wasn't so organized I would still be over there. Everything that needs to be moved to the island is close to the front. Our take is in the center. The rest is for trading." Alexandria wrinkled her nose looking out towards the island. A single stream of smoke snaked into the air. That wasn't a good sign at all. She rushed forward towards the bow of the ship. A mixture of fury and excitement crossed her face.

"Tyra, can you see or hear anything coming from the island?" Alexandria shouted up to the crow's nest. She was sure Tyra had already seen the smoke. Hopefully she had some good news. Even though fighting was helping her master her shifting. That didn't mean she wanted to do it every single time they stopped somewhere.

Leaning forward Tyra peered down the scope. Her ears were listening but there was nothing for the moment. A soft chuckle escaped her lips leaning down to give her report. "It would seem we are going to have some company. Get ready for a fight."