Empires of Ashes

Mako: *looks up* just...keeping myself focussed on something

girl" try fishing its much more enjoyable (she holds up 2 rods) im helga by the way

"Never tried it. I'm Mako."

helga: always time to learn (she hands mako a pole)

she takes it and stands up, putting the kanabo in her bag

OOC: Right, I'm here.

OOC herrow! 
they're just on the boats headed home now

Kenshin is sat near Joachim n crew

OOC and i will have to leave in half an hour for work
Ic: bane is helping the crew of the ship

Mako: so....how do I do this?

*Joachim is trying not to look at the ocean. And several Brigardi are simply at the railing heaving into the sea.*

Kenshin: sailing sucks doesn't it?

helga: simple you hook a piece of bait (pulls out a box of odd white balls) and toss the line into the water then waitfor a fish to bite (she does so)
bane: thengeli learn to sail when we can walk its in our blood

Joachim: Beyond anything else....

Kenshin: I've sailed a little in my time. Enough to get used to it.

bane: the smell of salt water the roaring of the waves the fury of a storm does the ocean not embody the thengeli way. you never get used to the sea as thats when she takes you

Joachim: Oh lucky you. Most of us have never been on a boat.

Kenshin: don't worry. It's worth it to get there in time, no?

Joachim: Yeah...it is...

bane: and luckily the kracken and megalodon are down south this time of year

Kenshin: You okay?

Joachim: Just trying not to vomit up my innards.

Kenshin sits next to him
"Maybe talking about something'll take your mind off it?"

Joachim: You got something in mind?

Kenshin: honestly....I've been thinking. About the shogun's planned war with the unknown land to the north.

Joachim: ANd?

Kenshin:....I....don't know if it's a good idea. I mean we don't even know anything about those lands. Except a few bits and bobs learned from scouts.

Joachim: A classic recipe for disaster...

Kenshin: exactly....but the shogun longs for the empire of old, but we can't fight the dracians. And we're allies with the Cymriacs, so that leaves us one direction to expand in.

Joachim: Right into the jaws of death.....

Kenshin sighs and nods

Joachim: And no one's willing to call him out on his stupidity.

Kenshin: honestly.....most agree with him. Honour, legacy, respect, these things are what is most important to us. And since we lost half our empire to the bastards over the vein, we've become the laughing stock of the world. Unimportant, next on the dracian chopping block.

Joachim: Mm.......

Kenshin: I....don't know what to do

Joachim: You could always I don't know...kill him in his sleep or something.

Kenshin: Kill the shogun? are you mad?

Joachim: You want to keep your country from going into the unexplored lands, don't you? Kill and usurp him.

Kenshin:....you are asking me to go against the morals I, my father, my grandfather before him, and many generations before have been raised to follow since birth

Joachim: Fine, follow your morals then and watch as an idiot leads your country to ruin.

Kenshin: there have to be other ways.

Joachim: You me like open revolt?

Kenshin: even if I did usurp him, I'd be killed within a week. Most of the Daimyo support him and his plans for war anyway.

Joachim: Then they are likely doomed...

kenshin just sighs

*Joachim remains silent.*

Kenshin: well, we at least have time. Months most likely.

Joachim: And what do you intend to do with that time?

Kenshin: well....I don't know. Gotta think about that.

Joachim: Then think long and hard...

he nods