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Marike looked out over the Shimmering Expanse and smiled. Today was the day that she was finally going to set sail over the blue waters, to feel the wind rush through her hair. She was ready to feel alive!

             “Hey. Greenskin.” She turned around as a fifteen-foot Perdition walked up to her. “You are the new crewmate we hired on, right?” Marike nodded her head. “Good. Then you can haul this on board.” The massive man tossed her a bag that he had been carrying in his lower left arm; the weight of it almost sent her to her knees. “What? That little thing too much for you to handle, Veleren?”

             She snorted as she stood up. “I can handle my own weight. Why can’t you carry this? You have four burly arms.”

             The Perdition snorted. “What, and not get a chance to break in the Greenskin? You have to earn your keep newbie.” He turned around. “We ship off in an hour. Don’t be late.” He walked away.

             Marike laughed. “Like I am going to miss a chance like this.” She set the flour bag down and looked back out over the ocean. “It has been my dream to sail on a skyship. I am not going to miss it for the world.”