"It's either her or me. This whole argument is ridiculous. The rope would be cut in the blink of an eye."

Juniper showed her palms as a sigh of trust" I'd Hate to see a pretty lady stuck like that" She spoke in a sweet and soothing voice.

"Then give me the knife." Yehudit said nervously.

Juniper carefully passed the blade to the bound girl, hoping not to startle her.

Yehudit took the knife, cut the rope, a piece of her tunic, and her finger. "A klog iz mir!"

Juniper took the small woman's hand in hers and cooed" Ouch. Told you to be careful. Lets get that wrapped" She stood and gestured towards her cabin.

Yehudit sucked on her cut finger. "It's fine!"

" How does an infection out on the open sea sound? No doctors out her hun> Only the chefs cleaver" Juniper held her hand up and made a cutting motion on the same finger that Yehudit hurt, pretending to lose it.

"Wot a borin' way ter lose a finger." Questa's hair was still flattened from seawater but the rest of her was mostly dry.

"I've had worse cuts." Yehudit argued.

"Fine by me dollface. Just dont look at me when you loose a hand" Juniper shrugged and walked back into her cabin and began to prep the couches and bed where her guests would sleep.

Yehudit scowled and stompled over to Sileas.

Sileas shot her cousin a quick glance and looked away before she could smirk.

"My hand is firmly attached to my wrist." Yehudit told Sileas.

"Good to know," Sileas said.

Yehudit sat down and massaged her bad ankle.

"The bed is yours," Sileas told her. "The couch is fine for me."

Yehudit shrugged. "Fine."

The Ship rocked gently as the he waves struck lightly against the hull of the vessel. Juniper returned shortly with an oddly large piece of cloth slung over her shoulder. She stepped lightly past crates of swords, shields, and numerous sections of armor. She tied the tarp into a hammock and secured tightly." Easier to sleep on a ship like this." She answered the question nobody asked.

Yehudit looked at the hammock. "I'd break every bone in my body."

" Only if we both got in together!" She grinned and winked at the young girl and climbed into the hammock, reaching out to a nearby shelf and grabbing a light gray book and skimmed through it.

Yehudit blinked, and moved closer to Sileas.

Sileas lay down on the couch, certain she wasn't going to get much sleep on the ship. The rocking was still wreaking havoc with her. "You don't know how accident prone Yehudit is," she said idly, closing her eyes for a bit. She was surprised to find that laying down was helping her to feel better.

Questa grabbed a blanket and curled up in a corner on the floor. She stuck her shiv into the floor near her hand.

After some light reading Juniper stretched her arms up and let them hang out of the side of the hammock. Her eyes slowly fluttered to sleep as she rocked gently with the waves.