Jourd'Aradia, 33rd Decima
The next day dawned bright and sunny with a fair breeze, showing the truth of Merry's family legacy. Anala got out of the hammock, careful not to wake her sleeping sister. Despite the rocking of the boat, she'd not slept well after returning to her bed: she was too tense with wariness. She could not sleep with her sword and scabbard belted on but it made her nervous to sleep with just her belt knife. Funny, how before she'd not even thought of her own safety with these roughneck ex-pirates.
For that was what they were. Guilded merc ships were pirate ships with the right to plunder, and a wider array of skills than pirates. "Mercenary" was just a nicer way of putting it. As well, mercs were beholden to none except the highest bidder, while true pirates abided by
