Chapter 3, Phase 1 - Reunion and Darktide
2nd Day of Resplendent Earth, RY 768
Midday
During the journey to An-Teng, the season of Water has long since passed, warming up toward the season of Earth. By now, though, the Alliance has reached the last, long stretch of sea travel before their destination, so see very little of the season's gradual effect on land.
They do pleasantly notice that the weather is becoming more temperate. The rains when they come are rarely icy or heavy, and many crewmen are now donning lighter jackets for work on the main deck. What few storms they recently passed have been minor, tempered by the presence of Cinna (whose red hair serves as a talisman against storm mothers) and sheer good luck. The Alliance ships make good time across the waves with the aid of Jadira's sorcery, Hirdu's cord of winds, Marlena's natural swiftness and Akihiro's youthful eagerness, as the season most sacred to his kind reaches its peak.
When it comes time to rendezvous with the Hammerhead, the ships are about a week away from reaching the south mainland, where they will navigate the tropical waters of the Dragon Mouth Bay toward An-Teng. Kareth and Darel are asked to communicate coordinates through Wind-Carried Words, as the rendezvous is timed to take place on the ocean, rather than ashore.
The Spring Dryad, Black Marlena, Akihiro and Hirdu's Ambition simultaneously drop their respective spells, charms and other talismans for speed, and shorten the sails (should they have sails; Akihiro, as a living island, simply slows his swimming) until they reach a dead stop. The Hammerhead's arrival should be from the west, and the captains and officers of the Alliance are invited to cross over to the Dryad to meet Treon, Darel, and their new companion Hera together.
OOC: My bad, it's actually Earth that follows Water, not Wood as I had said in the previous thread. It's fixed now. :)
Also, the invitation to gather all together on the Dryad is just a suggestion, as it'd make it a lot easier than shouting across ship decks, but you could choose to stay on your ships if you want. So long as some of you are there to meet the Hammerhead folks, it's fine.
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