<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/dc/Arouj.jpg)<br/><strong>Name:</strong> Arouj al-Qadir (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=141932.msg6401727#msg6401727)<br/><strong>Location:</strong> The Dirty Secret, Galley<br/><strong>Languages:</strong> English, Arabic<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mary<br/></div><br/><br/>The guards dockside and on board The Dirty Secret were compliant enough, considering Arouj and Mary were hauling useful goods onto the ship rather than attempting to make off with anything. He looked the ship up and down in the moonlight, admiring the lines and neatly furled rigging. Not a badly shaped vessel, with a well-trained crew apparently, in spite of her captain being a typical foreign heretic. This could yet become a profitable venture.<br/><br/>After stowing sails and cordage, Arouj beckoned for Mary to follow him as they climbed back  up to the main deck and headed towards the stern. He stopped to light a storm lantern and illuminate their path.<br/><br/>Tucked beneath the captain's quarters at the very end of the ship was his destination, the galley. Food stores, barrels, crates, wash tubs, and the fire box were all positioned neatly around the room. A few pots dangled from hooks in the ceiling, polished enough to shine here and there as he hung the lantern overhead as well. The straw pallet in the corner looked very nearly clean, as if it hadn't been occupied for some time, and Arouj laid most of his belongings in the empty cupboard next to it. The spice pack was carefully hung from a nail high on the inner wall; then he crossed to the hull and propped open the galley window to let the ocean breezes air the space.<br/><br/>Arouj smiled. If the regular cook reappeared before they sailed, his body would easily fit out that window. Everything was satisfactory.<br/><br/>He cast an eye on Mary, finally, and walked over to her with a studied frown. “Teeth.” He bared his own at her as an example, then pointed at her mouth. “Now. Show me your teeth, little rabbit.”<br/>