When last we left our heroes...
Now in the possession of a pants-less Tanurendal, the Company decided not to go into the harbor-town of Koruximei, which thanks to Tanurendal's antics was now on high alert. Heading some hours up the coast to a little fishing village which Tengelbur knew about, the Company made some attempts (not very elaborate, but very time-consuming) to hire a boat which would take them to rendezvous with the treasure ship they expected the Scarlet Sisterhood to be hijacking.
They were not particularly successful in this, as the only ship they could hire for the job turned out to be a leaky vessel owned by a sailor (or at least someone who claimed to be a sailor) called "Crazy Old Altyas." With a bit of convincing and for the price of their horses, the Company finally convinced him to take them as far as the harbor mouth. Arriving there some hours later, they found that it was already closed, and several of the King's Fleet were already sailing in pursuit of what they assumed to be the treasure vessel.
Realizing that they would not be able to catch up with the treasure ship, the Company convinced Crazy Old Altyas to sail them to Cheykor himself--which, somehow, he managed to do without anything more unpleasant than the normal difficulties of traveling in winter in boat that is both crowded and open, WITH a honeymooning couple who have brought too much luggage. Arriving at last in Cheykor, the Company took their Winter and Year-End fellowship phase undertakings, and are eager to see what the Spring of 452 brings...
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