"The sea can be very beautiful." came Ellyah's voice. "Also very alluring to some." he chuckled. "We be heading into some strange lands and you should be prepared for it. It is an old land, with the ruins of a once mighty city that may have been a power in the area long ago, before the elves came and when humans were in their infancy. The city is in ruins, overgrown now by the jungle that surrounds it. The people there, may be the decendents of that once powerful kingdom, but now are savage and primitive. Perhaps something happened that made them give up their civilized ways. They are superstisious and don't like intruders that much. On one of the near by large islands a dragon lives. Some times she is friendly but there are times she would rather have you for a snack. Guess it is how one presents themselves to her. There also be a number of strange beasts that roam the jungle island. Huge brutes with dagger sharp teeth and six legs, feline in nature, and other beasts that are huge shambling mounds with great antlers. These are gentle things that are grass eaters and the like, but don't rile them for they can trample you and squish you like a bug." again he chuckled. "That be where we are going. There are other lands, islands and large land masses to the south. Strange people live there, not human, not elves, but humanoid in appearance. But you won't be meeting them on this trip. Well if ye be wanting to go to more places down the road, I can take ya."<br/><br/>It sounded interesting, dangerous, but very interesting. He would not mind going to the other lands one day. The people of Eastern Middle Earth needed to explore and make new trad routes and new friends. "I will be sure to let everyone else know what you have told me. A dragon you say. I have not heard of such but in stories. So they still do exist?"<br/><br/>"Aye that they do. This one lives alone but tells of others further to the east on a large piece of land. Haven't been there and have been warned that they do not like visitors much. One has to have a very good reason for disturbing them." Ellyah told him. Thorgan nodded and then thanked him again for the information and headed down below. It would be a while before they reached their destination and there was really nothing to do aboard the ship but wait. He stopped to check on Allassiel before he turned in. The voyage would give him time to be with her and not have to worry about what might be coming after them.<br/><br/>Morgan was not to happy. He had lost a number of the Orcs to the band of good doers, and a number of his best creatures. They now had two of the stones and were after the third. He wanted those stones so he could unlock the prison that his master was trapped in. It had been so long since the time of the War. The barrier prevented him from entering the Valley and using the tools there to create more undead. What he had, was not enough to make war on the living. His undead could not cross the water on ships, as those that had the stones. They could fly above the water but they had to know where they were going. The ocean was vast and he didn't even know what lay beyond the horizon. He would have to wait till they returned and then send more after them. So he made plans to intercept them once they returned.