The Journey Awaited

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We reached Sun port earlier than expected.

The port city was far greener than I thought. Actually, the whole of Slunten was different than what I'd imagined. Slunten was the working capital of the church, and frankly, this country was far too powerful politically. However, almost all houses I saw were just typical houses. They didn't seem very… rich. In fact, they seemed poorer than even villagers back home.

Or maybe I only saw poor people since they tended live in the wilderness next to rivers and such.

Regardless I didn't have time to worry about all that.

A cool calm breeze flew by, igniting my senses with that salty familiar smell. Lots of birds and white clouds in the sky- reminiscent of better days.

Jackson, the tall handsome Blonde and Morty, the tall not so handsome Elf would go out and buy our supplies. Captain Albatros also left the ship and told me I was free to wander till noon. However, he warned about kidnappers and that it was best to just stay put on the ship. And I planned to do just that.

Sun port wasn't as busy as I thought it'd be. Apparently, this port was about ten times bigger than Xant port, and even that port was bigger than anything I'd seen back on earth. Well, technically I never really saw any sea ports but oh well.

There were some big ships docked here and there and that was about it. Not crowded, and definitely not busy.

They had mostly wooden flooring but concrete walls from where the city started. I could see houses and people walking around even from here.

"They have really good wine, I heard," Shia said, jumping off the ship.

"You're too young to drink, sis," I mumbled, knowing fairly well, that lady would not listen, no sir.

"Hurry up~!" Shia yelled.

I paid no heed to her and just stayed put on board.

Five minutes later though, Alustur was giving me the looks. "Just go. Can't leave her alone."

Grumbling, I took the ladder and got down.

"Took you long enough," Shia grabbed my arm and we dashed off. No, she dashed off, I was basically just hanging on for dear life.

 

Choir of the people. No, they weren't singing. It was just that frigging loud. I thought this port wasn't busy but I was clearly wrong. Why?

Because this wasn't the only frigging port.

Sun port, or rather Sun city had three distinct ports and on three sides. The city was massive, with a radius of over twenty kilometers and I couldn't see an end. Large white houses with lots and lots of people. Like seriously, there were so many damn people and all kinds at that too. I even saw a guy with bunny like ears! Oh wait, he was just wearing a hat….

This city also had a lot of cats here for some reason. Mostly white, striped cats.

"Here, kitty kitty," Shia said, trying to get close to one. We moved to an open field like area; loads of cats here.

The cat just ran away though.

"Try being a bit calmer. Cats like calm people." I tried approaching one and without really being overbearing. I offered a small chunk of bread and when the cat got close, just lightly patted her back. She seemed to like it and even purred. She retreated the moment she finished her food though.

Shia tried herself and… well… no cat came near her. Poor Shia.

She grumbled but didn't give up. After like ten minutes of grumbling and wasting a lot of food… she finally got one brave kitten who let her pet him for a good three minutes as the poor thing devoured all the bread.

Hopefully he's not going to throw it all up….

Speaking of throwing up, a lot of people were… well… throwing up. Apparently, sea sickness, especially after rough voyages was super common in this world.

I prayed to our lord and savior Rexen that I didn't fucking end up like that. Where the fuck is Rexy though? I hadn't even seen her for the last three days. She seemed okay with water and the ship, so she was probably fine. I'd be murdered if she wasn't though. Let's pray that doesn't happen.

I might or might not have been praying a bit too much though….

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There wasn't much to see, since we didn't have time. And I was feeling a little anxious, so after an hour of just wandering around, we headed back. Jackson and Morty weren't back. Albatros, however, was back with a barrel of beer. I would have preferred if he'd just brought back water or something but oh well.

"Oh lass, this is expensive," Albatros said, taking a look at Shia's bottle.

Yes, she bought a bottle….

"I know. It's for a special occasion," she winked.

"I see, I see," Albatros chuckled. Some of the other sailors also laughed.

The fuck are you people even talking about?

Didn't seem to involve me, so I didn't bother.

After about two hours, those two showed up with four barrels. Two barrels of drinking water and two barrels of food.

No, one barrel of just smoked meat and half a barrel of some hard biscuit like stuff. The other half a barrel? Pure lemons. Just fucking lemons.

Scurvy is a thing.

Was it a thing in this world though, I had no idea.

Originally, we were supposed to reach Sun port near the evening and stay in an inn. However, since we were really early in the day, we decided, it was best to just set sails today and hope for the best.

"Alright," the captain stared ahead. The blazing sun above us, a clear sky, a rather calm sea. "Set sails!"

The journey awaited.