"Another fight," I interrupt. "When did the first one happen? Where was I?" Jihanus ignores me and continues to try and explain the first questions I had. The wine is making me fuzzy by now and I'd rather be laughing than trying to be serious. But court business was tedious at best even when I was involved. I was trying to stay away, but I had a feeling that somehow I was going to get sucked back into it.

"Sailing and getting another raft of somesort? Now?" I can't help laughing now. "I've had more wine than just this skin," I wave my hand in a direction that doesn't matter. "You are going to fall into the water and drown yourself if you go looking now or someone is going to help you into the water." He rolls his eyes at me. "So...are you coming or going," I ask while trying to get to my feet. "I can help you look for a raft in the morni...afternoon. No one will try to kill you with me." He gives me a incredulous look as he gets to his feet with a little stumble. I hear him mumble something about my strong wine.

"And you're so sure?"

"Trust me," I assure him. "No one want suffer the wrath of my Goddess." I start to trudge back to my little oikos. Eventually I hear Jihanus's footsteps behind me.