The Morinder

Julia woke to the smell of the sea. When she opened her eyes, the wooden roof of the boat greeted her. Hearing soft breathing next to her, she turned her head and Sirene was asleep with a smile on her face. Quietly slipping out of the bed so as to not wake Sirene, Julia was relieved to discover Sirene had left her clothed this time. She was quite puzzled to find herself almost consistently female though, even when she changed forms throughout the day. The last time she had ended up male was back at the Shadow Court in Valenca, come to think of it. As for her current one, a halfling was a nice change of pace, she supposed.

Throwing on a light coat present on a hook in the room, Julia opened the door to the cabin, and found the ship they were on was quite a bit smaller than she assumed. Opting to go up onto the deck, a dimly lit sky greeted her. It was not long before dawn, and she could see the horizon already. A man standing at the bow of the ship turned around as he heard her footsteps, and beckoned her over.

"Good morning!" He said with a smile. "You must be Julia."

"I am." Julia replied, nodding her head. "Who might you be?"

"I'm Captain Fairbanks, but you can just call me Jason." He answered. "I'm a... business associate of Tanya's. Rest assured, I'm a friend."

"So that's why you know who I am." Julia stated, to which Jason nodded. "Well, let's skip to better questions then. Where am I, and where are we?"

"You're in the middle of the Morinder Ocean, and you're aboard the Saint Liddell." Jason answered. "We left Port Nautitus last night, and we're about a week from Port Sulala, to answer your next questions."

"I notice there's no sails, Captain." Julia said, gesturing at the clear deck around them with no masts.

"Magi-jets." Jason said with a smile. "The latest in water magic technology, you know. I can replace an entire sailing crew with a water mage. Besides us, there's just 2 water mages, the cook, and my wife on-board."