AAta made it back faster than I would have thought, his need to beat out the winter storms seeming to overcome his need to sleep. He had taken a much smaller crew than usual with him, exactly enough to cover the watch during good times and to have a hand on every important bit of the ship during bad weather. Everything else had been devoted to packing as much as they could onto the ship, the bigger group that they were meeting up with taking a few boxes or bales in trade for a few more crates of essentials that didn't need to make it back home.
He was supposed to be gone for 5 weeks, sailing past the kingdom of Tsukimine and Kaiki for open waters that never cooled, he made it back within 3. Helping to heave the boat out of the water and into storage, pulling on the same ropes as the men
