Amalia's deep brown eyes scanned over the crew as they each called out their presence. Her hand flew deftly over the parchment scroll in her hand as she marked them all off. The Lion's Bastard currently had seventy people in it's crew. Most of them had been aboard so long that she could identify them by the sound of their voice alone, and she rarely had to look up to identify anyone's presence as shouts rang out all around her. There was Professor Tweed, up on deck to let her know that he was still with them. She flashed the professor a reassuring and toothy smile before checking his name off down at the end of the list.<br/><br/>She already knew that Fawkes and all of the men that had accompanied him into town had returned, but it warmed her heart all the same to hear his voice boom out along with the others, and she checked him off  along with all of the other men and women that came up from below decks with him in a flourish. A quick glance was all it took for her to identify Scars, the man certainly wasn't hard to spot in a crowd, an she checked him off as well.<br/><br/>Her attention was then quickly arrested by the voice of her sweet little... or not so little anymore, Katherine. Regardless of exactly how big the young girl was at the moment, Amalia used her chalk-free hand to ruffle her hair affectionately before checking off yet another name on the list. There was Adilah beside her, talking with Katherine. She was quickly followed by Narkissos, and his little companion Ankaboot. Amalia hadn't originally been very fond of the spider, or any spiders in general, but over the years the playful little thing had managed to wriggle it's way into her heart, at least enough so to earn it's very own check mark on her list. And that was followed soon after by Deacon. Though she had truly never thought for a moment that he wouldn't be there.<br/><br/>Perhaps what surprised her the most was the sound of a scuffle from above, followed by Taszu's assurance of her presence, but the absence of Ruby's. Amalia's eyebrows shot up in surprise, she quickly made two check marks on her list and shook her head slightly.<span style="color: purple"> "I dunne' how she got on this ship without me seein' it, but if ye wan' me tah think she's not here, try makin' less noise next time."</span>she yells up the main mast.<br/><br/>Lastly was the navigator, though while the dark haired young woman didn't actually cry out and let Amalia know of her presence, she knew just where to look to find her, up by the helm. Amalia didn't seem to notice that there was anything wrong with the young blue-eyed woman, so she simply checked her name off and continued yelling for the people who hadn't informed her of their presence yet.<br/><br/>--------------------------<br/><br/>Blue on the other hand was still scribbling away despite her obvious depression. She was so distracted that she didn't seem to notice Fawkes until he was right behind her, and his big hand clapped down over her slender little shoulder. She practically jumped, but then quickly calmed down as she heard him speak, calling her 'Li'l Blue'<span style="color: navy">"Ah, no. It's alright. We'll be heading south and west out into the open seas. I already have the course plotted properly. I'm just over thinking about a problem a little closer to home..."</span>she manages to admit, one hand slipping up to adjust her glasses on the bridge of her nose, her eyes flick up towards the main mast for a moment as she hears the ruckus up there, a slight cringe running through her as she considers what might be happening between Ruby and Taszu up there...<br/><br/>A few deep breaths later, and constantly reassuring herself that there was nothing she could do about it, and it was none of her business regardless, she finally managed to calm down again, turning and doing her best to offer Fawkes a reassuring smile.<span style="color: navy">"Thank you, though. I won't let anything happen to the ship. My duty comes first."</span>Despite the years she had already spent aboard the Lion's bastard, Blue had never really picked up the unique 'pirate' accent. Though she seemed to be able to understand it just fine, without any trouble.<br/><br/>-------------------------<br/><br/>Back on the main deck, Amalia was coming down to the end of the list. There were still a few names unaccounted for... but she had to assume that those people were either busy somewhere that they couldn't respond, somewhere that they couldn't hear her, or simply gone - with no intention of returning to the ship. With a brief shrug of her shoulders, she takes up her place by the main mast again.<span style="color: purple"> "A'right, alls aboard that'll be comin' aboard! Get movin' you lazy dogs an' get this ship ready to sail!"</span>she cries out, her strong, willful voice carrying all throughout the ship. and she was met by cheers and cries of excitement from all over, as men and women ran about, opening the sails, untying the<i>Lion's Bastard</i>from the dock, and drawing up the main anchor.<br/><br/>This was the moment that they all lived for, they were returning to the seas, and from the rear of the ship the fearsome roaring cry of their captain joined them in their glee, practically shaking the deck in his excitement.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>