Chapter 2 Discussions in the middle
The man closes his eyes as he stands by the railing of his ship and lets the soft sea breeze cherish his face its moments like this that drove him to become a sailor in the first place.
The sailors thoughts are interrupted as a gruff but gentle voice speaks to him "Good day captain mind if I join je" The captain turns around to look at the newcomer the man is short hardly reaching up to the captains shoulders which is not uncommon for a dwarf. The hair on his head is standing up in many short spikes and he has a long brown beard. His clothes consist of a blue sleeveless vest with a white shirt underneath, held together with a cord. He has green baggy trousers with a matching brown belt and wears strong leather boots and long workers gloves.
The captain smiles and says "Not at all my friend I could use some company"
At these words the dwarf walks up to the railing and for a few moments the two man stand silently besides each other looking out over the ocean then the captain speaks.
"So how is our little stowaway doing?" "The girl is doing better but she still cant remember where she is from" The dwarf responds "I think something terrible has happened to her and now she is repressing the memories"
The captain looks at his companion and says "So you don't think she is faking it just to stay onboard?" The dwarf shakes his head and answers "No not with that look in her eyes every time I ask about her past"
A troubled expression appears on the captain's face at those words "Its only been a few days since we found her in the cargo haul but who knows how long that kid has been hiding out on my ship" the captain sighs "She could have snuck aboard in Luin or Izoold or perhaps even Palmacosta there is just no way of telling"
His dwarf companion chuckles a bit at the captain's antics before taking on a serious expression and saying "Even if we could find where she is from returning her might not be the best idea I mean we don't know what happened to make her wind up here for all we know she could have escaped from a human ranch"
At his companions words the captain turns to his friend and says "You have a point but what am I supposed to do then?.
With all the monsters and pirates roaming the seas my ship is not a safe place for a seven year old girl so I have no other choice unless…" "Unless what?" the dwarf asks.
"Well perhaps she could come to live with you?" At his friends wide-eyed stare the captain continues "Look you are the only one she is willing to talk to so far and you have much more experience with raising children.
Besides is helping others not a part of your code of honor?"
"Dwarven Vow #2: Never abandon someone in need." The dwarf says calming down.
"Yes I know and your right it would be a lot safer for her to live in Iselia at least until we find out some more about where she is from"
"Thank you Dirk if I find out anything on my travels I will let you know as soon as possible" The captain tells the dwarf as the later starts to walk towards the guest quarters, the ship will be making port soon and they need to get ready.
I am not sure when i wil have the third chapter ready in the meantime please review.