Our People (the Third Book of the Her Weakness series)

Chapter 108

Lexa's POV       (Warning: I know next to nothing about ships)

Two people, who must be from the  crew come out of the... Cabin, I believe it is called? No, no. That is what the captain's quarters is called, and that is not where they came out. It has been years since I learned boat terms. I know we are on the main deck and they came from a door on the opposite side of where the Captain stays.

Luna walks over and greets them by grasping their forearms. They are smiling and seem more than happy to see her.

"Welcome back, Luna. We knew you could not stay away from the sea for long." The woman teases her.

Luna chuckles. "You are right, but I have a good excuse to come out with you this time." She gestures to us. "We are going to show them the wonders of being on the ocean."

The woman's eyes light up. "That is wonderful! I will go tell the captain and he will tell the rest of the crew that you have arrived and are ready to set off!"

With that, she rushes off to the captain's quarters. The man walks back to the door where he came from as Luna heads to us.

"What do you think so far?" Luna asks. "This is not just our largest ship, it is also our sturdiest. Unless we are in a terrible storm, people who get seasick have little to no trouble on this boat."

Now that she mentions it, I notice that I can barely feel how the waves are rocking the boat. It is a pleasant feeling, almost calming.

"That's amazing, I can barely feel it rock!" Raven says, then sings softly. "And the cradle will rock!" That sounds like it is one of those 'rock' songs that she and Octavia like so much. I look at her incredulously. How did her mind go from a boat to a cradle? "What? It's a good song! And this reminds me of those stories where mothers rock their kids in cradles."

Octavia's hand tightens for a moment around Raven's. Right, she does not like talking about her family. From what she has told me, she does not know who her father is and her mother traded Raven's rationed food for alcohol.

"Thank you for your insight, Raven." Luna says, amused.

She straightens, seeing something over our shoulders. We turn around to see that the woman is back, walking a few paces behind an important woman. She has a navy blue jacket like captains used to wear in the books I have read. It is fancy but practical. It looks like a thick, tough material that will keep her warm on the seas. She also wears long pants the same color as her jacket and a white shirt underneath it.

Her posture is immaculate as she walks towards us at a brisk pace. She stops a few feet before us and her stoic expression breaks into a grin.

"Welcome aboard, everyone." The captain says. "I am Nakai and this is Alawa. The man you met earlier is Tanak. It is great to have you here. I can show you around the boat if you would like, and then we can set off."

"Thank you, Captain." I say.

"Pro (you're welcome), Heda. And just know that you all are free to call me Nakai or Captain Nakai, as well." She gives us a smile. "Would you like a tour? It will have to be quick, unless we want to be on the ocean at night."

I glance at the others, who look like they do want to go. "Yes, that would be nice. If we want a more in depth tour we can always come back another day."

Nakai nods. "That is true. I will show you all what is below deck first."

She leads us away from the captain's quarters and in through the door we saw Tanak and Alawa walk out of. The door is heavier than it looks and since I am the first of us to go through, I hold it open for the others.

Just inside, there are wooden stairs that take up most of the area that lead down to the left. On the right is a bit of storage, with barrels, a chest, and even a dresser. There is also a desk that looks heavily used with a sturdy chair in front of it. I have to admit, it is a good idea to have the desk there. If anyone has something to work on but wants to be alone, or has to do it quick it is in the perfect spot.

Clarke sticks with me, not letting go of my hand as we head downstairs. There is a  180 degree turn, we have hit the front of the boat. The first thing I notice down the hallway is the kitchen, which is on the left. It is not big, but there is a lot of fresh food on it.

"This is where the cooks will make us all food later." Nakai says. "Down here is where we will be eating unless you want to be above deck. There are tables over here." She explains as she walks past the kitchen.

There is another turn, this time to the left, we walk through a door that is already propped open. To the right is an area roughly the size of the kitchen where there are a few tables and a bookcase stuffed full of various books that is against the far wall.

We continue to the left where there is a closed door. Nakai knocks first, and when there is no answer she opens it. There are two beds and places to store things. This must be where some of the crew lives.

"There are more sleeping quarters below us, you just never know what you could be walking into." Nakai explains. "This is free for now because everyone prefers to be lower to be around each other. If you feel tired, you are all free to sleep here. I would just suggest knocking before coming in."

She grins at us and moves on.

I was very tempted to name the Captain Moana... Which was a great movie, by the way. I did not expect the singing but the main girl's voice is amazing! Anyway, for the boat in basing it off of my own extremely limited knowledge of boats. So the interior is based off of a Skyrim ship, the Dainty Sload though I am making some changes! I found a good picture on what I imagine the exterior of the boat is, I'll post the link below :) And just so you can picture everyone better because I'm bad at actually describing original characters, I imagine the Floukru as mainly non-white. So in my mind they're Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, etc. And even the white people are going to be tan because they're going to be working in the sun all day. Okay, that was a giant Author's note, so I'll end it here so I don't continue rambling... Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!

The ship picture link: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/11291424356_1f850b746e_o.png