"Hm. You're clever. I'm going to rely on you to make out good berries from bad from now on."<br/>Hans laughs, then grins at Elizabeth and grabs the tube. He removes the blade from the wood and stuff the rolled-up leaf into the hole. He holds it, waiting, anticipation building - and then water begins to trickle out of the tube. Hans grins wickedly and turns to Elizabeth.<br/>"It's a technique one of the crewmen, Rannar, taught me. He used to be a trapper, and he'd do this when there were no obvious sources of water around."<br/>He positions his mouth just under the trickle and drinks a little, before stepping aside - still holding the tube - allowing Elizabeth to do the same.<br/>To reply to Elizabth's question, the boy continues - supposedly when Elizabeth drinks.<br/>"I was hoping to make my case about you. I'm thinking that I might be able to reason your full acceptance into the crew on a permanent basis, seeing as you've already decided to stay anyway. And the other crew members seem happy about your work, and the general... What's the word? Consensus? Is that even though you're a girl you don't seem to bring bad luck."<br/>He looks at Elizabeth, cocking his head in curiosity.<br/>"That's what you want, right? To be a member of the crew like I am? They may even teach you how to fight sometime."<br/>The prospect of learning to fight properly seems to excite the boy, for obvious reasons.