"Bradeton, my friend, while your plan does have some merits, I feel you are a bit naive in assuming the Lintha will welcome us into their seas with an offering of flesh. Furthermore, I find such a plan, even if just a feint is morally reprehensible. We can strive to make the West a shining beacon of hope and light, an example for the rest of creation to follow. Admittedly, I am an idealist, but taking the Cynis slaves and treating them as little more than chattel would make us little better than the house itself. Just more successful." The Fisher King grinned at the assembled Celestial, then rolled easily to his feet.<br/><br/>"Consider this." He plucked Bradeton's dagger out of the map and dipped it's point in a bit of ink. "Our playwright has thoughtfully marked Lintha waters for us, not that we know where Bluehaven is, but we do know the waters they hunt. Now, we're here in Halycon. No counting delays, it will take us 18 days to sail to the Coral Archipelago for our letter of mark." With a flick of his wrist, he sprayed the ink across the map, charting the course to the Archipelago, mostly across open water. "Now, along that route, without actually having to travel far, we can liberate the Cynis slave, probably around here." He crossed the line once, "Say, a day out of port."<br/><br/>"Now, interestingly enough." He slapped the Map the Ocean Father had given him down onto the table, "Seahome is here, merely a day or two off our path to Coral." That location was crossed on the map as well. "No one expects us at Seahome. We didn't hear about this opportunity on the street from some 'reliable source'. This map was given to me by the Ocean Father. We can sweep into Seahome with no one expecting us. We can liberate whatever First Age artifacts they have, resupply, and sail into Coral far stronger than we would otherwise. Yes, capturing the patrol boat and repairing it will take time, but it keeps the Ocean Father on our side, and, overall, dealing with this issue now, before sailing all the way to Seahome, is a more efficient use of our time and energies. Essentially, we can have a bit of adventure on our way to fill out paperwork."<br/><br/>"Now please understand, I am not suggesting we ignore the Lintha. I merely propose a plan in which we can better arm ourselves before we assault those foul beasts, without needing to backtrack."