Richard stood for a moment, observing the condition of the ship.  "She seems seaworthy.  But you seem to have more experience than I do at judging a ship's characteristics, so I'll defer to you."<br/><br/>"Forage for food?  Hmmm.  Perhaps if we stop at an island, I could find some plants that would be edible."  He scratched his head, then pointed at the walkway up to the ship.  "After you?"<br/><br/>He actually wanted to watch what happened when the frenchman went aboard...