Loud, hectic orders accompany the simultaneous movements of two ships casting off from the quay. The two skippers are standing on deck and exchange insults in between giving commands. “What’s going on?” Alrik asks a passing pedestrian who stops to enjoy the fracas. “The ‘Tempest Bride’ is a warship, the ‘Hylailos’ a merchant vessel. Their respective captains think the other has no place sailing the same seas as they do,” the man explains with a grin. “Also, the harbor entrance is too narrow for both ships to pass at the same time!” Incredulous, Alrik stares at the harbor entrance which is wide enough for ten vessels. Disappointed howls rise from, when [NPC] leaves the harbor with a slight lead. “Happens every day!” the man on the quay says, nods to you with a smile and continues on his way.
