Shan let Altrian lead her to the castle, curious if the local would take a different route. She mused for some time on his words, "<em>can't be that bad</em>", wondering if she should press on the subject. There wasn't any solid matter, for all she cared they might not get the job at all, so she snuffed it for now. Instead, she thought to learn about the guy more, finding that his name was Altrian and that he was a fisherman, working not far from where she rented her room.<br/><br/>"Do you have a family, a girl?" she asked, thinking if he was taking the risk for himself only or for people who cared about him.<br/><br/>With that, they were almost to the castle. Shan could hear a blue-haired girl singing a ballad, a few people stopping around to listen. She was armed, metal plates in her clothes and rapier at her belt. An idea started to form in Shan's mind that the bard might be another volunteer about the ships.