"Assuming that you can see it from the air." Jason said softly, placing no sarcasm or negative tone in his voice. She had been civil and offered er name in an introduction, so he was inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt. The news that two previous groups had been slaughtered within a days travel of the town gave him some pause; especially considering the lack of so much as common curtesies so far shown.... nevermind the amount of trust and comradeship that would be required once any of them left on this little suicide mission. He had checked around about the moores and the information that he had gotten wasn't exactly reassuring, but nothing that a group of experienced adventurers couldn't handle... he was willing enough to give these people the benefit of the doubt on being experienced adventures... but this had just risen a notch. "Boogie men don't bother me all that much. It's more a matter of avoiding them than fighting them and the first step is to choose a direction that the first two didn't come from... a direction has been suggested though and it's as good as any."<br/><br/>He stroked his goatee again, "I mean no disrespect to anyone sitting at this table, at the moment at least, but I will assume that each of you have some experience in the world, know something about surviving in hostile environments. I ask that you give me the same benefit of that doubt. I'm not going to go into detail on what I've done and as most of you seem unwilling to even speak a greeting, I won't bother asking any of you." He slid his hat back onto his head and continued, "I've spent the last 5 years on the deck of ships and fighting everything from pirates and merfolk to dragon turtles and sea-serphants and beyond. I even saw and walked the decks of a ghost ship once, so I know how to use my tools." He glanced about, "I also know something of finding out things I need to know and some skill at a variety of other things. I admit that I'm use to knowing who I'm dealing with and knowing that person will stand at my back just as I would his." He angled his head again, studying the people about the table and the room, "Now that I've said more than the room combined, perhaps we should know what else is expected before we start saying what one thing more we won't do before we know what that thing might have to be."<br/>