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Eivind grinned and raised an eyebrow. I bit my lip. I opened my mouth to feed the fire, but then Jonas’s words sank in.
“Wait, I’m your new crew member? Really? Even if you don’t know me yet?”
Beside me, Jonas shrugged. “Marcella has been a crew member for two months. We accepted her after hanging out only a few times. You, you will be here for one night. We probably will not need you to do anything.”
“Oh. Well, that’s true.” Four linehandlers were required, but the position of the boat might mean only two of the linehandlers would be needed—or none. I told myself that wasn’t a bad thing. It meant I wouldn’t accidentally screw anything up and would still be able to transit the canal.
“We are lucky to have Marcella. She is overworked and underpaid,” Jonas said.
Marcella smiled at
