Jim put his gloves back on and stepped over the cabin boy laid out on the ground with a bloodied nose. "I'd never fight them, it wouldn't be fair for them, but as I said, they can't learn unless someone beats it into them." Once they were on the deck he folded his arms and looked around at the other soldiers, most of them talking amongst each other or complaining about the cold. "No problem, just a bunch of recruits complaining about the weather and preparing themselves to feed the Lich King's army."<span style="color: Red">"Ah, there you are Ms. Belant, we'll be docking soon and as you can see the men are in need a little inspiration and a hero such as yourself would be perfect to provide it. Do you have a speech you could give to get their morale up?"</span><br/><br/>Bayne looked up at the priestess for a moment and nodded, then slowly pulled herself to her hooves but had to lean on the priestess to stay upright.<span style="color: Blue"> "If that's what you want to call it, lead the way. I have no idea if my child is going to still exist when I return... and if I'll ever be able to speak to my mate again. Her mother locks her away in her mind... I shouldn't have let my self-control slip either."</span>She reached up and rubbed her forehead.<span style="color: Blue"> "This is all my fault... I should have known better."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>