Without the aid of steam to help move their large wounded ship, it took the whole crew several hours under wind power to reach Breska, the closest floating town. The engine crew (whatever was left of them) tried to salvage usable parts from the dead engine. They would no doubt be docked for repairs a week at most if they had to have the dockmaster build an engine compatible with the<span style="font-style: italic">Maiden</span>from scratch. Two days if they already have a built one they could purchase; it would take that long to refit the boiler and reconnect the busted steam pipes.<br/><br/>Lu along with Red were charged with more gruntwork. Not that he hated running errands for the captain, but Lu figured a private could have done the job just as well as he could, it was just buying ammunition anyway. Personal complaints aside, they were also given shore leave. It was not a bad deal, he could use the break.<br/><br/>A mention about betraying their captain and running off with military funds came as a warning. Lu almost chuckled out loud. Nobody in the<span style="font-style: italic">Maiden</span>was stupid enough to cross Captain James Pheonix. (at least nobody that lived to tell about it)<br/><br/>Duties aside, Lu immediately looked for a tavern. He was in his casuals, not wanting to draw too much attention to himself wearing the stuffy 'Pawns' outfit. He figured he could always buy the cannon balls at a later time. For now, a nice cold drink shared with a fine woman was all that he could think about. Hopefully, this town would have at least a few caskets of good drink and a handful of beautiful women.