“Hey! What are you two doing?” A sailor asks from their side, slamming the box closed.
 
Emerald stammers out an apology to the angry seafarer and Ruby starts to drag him away. The pair are a little shaken after that and decide to head back up to the top deck.
 
Once there, Emerald spots Joyride, Bo, and what he assumes to be the captain standing at the bow of the ship. They are pointing to something in Whitherwater, and as Ruby and Emerald get close Joyride turns around and sees them.
 
“Oh, there you two are. This is Kpangbah, the captain of the ship.”
 
“Kuh… Ke…” Ruby says, trying to repeat the name herself. Emerald has read quite a bit of Zebra literature and even he is having trouble with it.
 
“Captain is fine, if you are having trouble child.” Kpangbah says with a soft grin.
 
The two greet the captain properly, and he gives a nod. Bo is about to say something, but a crew member approaches and he walks over to them, and the two start talking.
 
Emerald turns his attention to Kpangbah. The captain is a zebra, and even taller and strongly built than Bo. He is wearing a black tricorn hat with a white feather, and also a rather expensive looking red coat with golden trim. His stance and demeanor are enough to tell Emerald that he is a powerful leader.
 
Bo returns and says, “Everything is loaded and everyone is aboard, sir.”
 
“Then let’s get on with it.” The captain says, with another nod.
 
Bo steps away from the group slightly, and bringing his hoof to his mouth gives a load whistle and yells, “Get ready to cast off!”
 
The crew members in turn all repeat the order, so much so that Emerald thinks he can hear the people below deck yell it as well. A bell is rung, and the sailors start to pull the ropes off the mooring.
 
There is a creak of wood, and the boat starts to drift freely.
 
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