<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a4/Reia-Weston_003.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Weston "Wes" Beauchamp (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=300519.msg14739202#msg14739202)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Linguist/Historian<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Top Deck → Captain's Quarters<br/><strong>Time &amp; Date</strong>: Day 1 | Morning, Close to Noon<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Rosette de Courtenay<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Fascinated, Enraptured, Learning of a Secret<br/><hr/><br/>Wes felt his eyes grow wide as he stepped into the captain's quarters. The room was spacious for something on a ship, with good light coming in from the large bank of windows on the far wall. What drew his attention, however, was the parchment spread out over the large table taking up the majority of the room. He stepped closer, completely mesmerized, and gently touched one corner of the document.<br/><br/>Vellum, which meant it was meant for a ship and to stand up against the harsh salt water in the air. The text, if that is what it was, made little sense; it was a mixture of letters, numbers, and some symbols he'd not yet come across. And in one corner there was - Wes paused and tited his head. He had seen that before but where?<br/><br/>Captain de Courtenay's voice interrupted his thoughts and he glanced up at her. "What can you make of it?"<br/><br/>He frowned and set his belongings on the table in a somewhat composed pile. Fingers hovering over the parchment he moved closer to the captain, mind already trying to work out exactly what he was looking at. "I have seen this large symbol here, but I cannot recall exactly when or where just now," he tapped the center of the large, dark shape. "More than that and I will need time."<br/><br/>A glance around the room and he swallowed thickly upon realizing he would actually be staying in the captain's<em>room</em>. "Captain de Courtenay? Where shall I be sleeping?"