I had been wretching for the majority of the day. Throwing up food I didn't even remember eating. I hate sea travel, primarily because I get so violently ill (also because I hate travel in general, and Sea Travel is one of the worst types). The boat we were on was at least a steam powered iron vessel and not some wooden sailing piece of crap that would break apart in a storm (unlike the last time I was sailing to the lands of the east!). Telrrax for her part and gotten me a fairly nice cabin that I saw briefly between running to the rail to throw up. It was a lovely couple of days let me tell you.
"I've always enjoyed sea travel the feel of wind in your face the smell of the ocean, the sound of people who do not like it throwing it up over the rail, its exhilirating." Telrrax had a smile on her face I tried to look unamused, but I'm pretty sure I came off as violently ill.
"Why send me east if you were coming anyway?"
"Because the person who has my object would not give it to me Mr. Lorentino, though I'm not sure he'll give it to you either, it will be an experience either way." I noticed her servant was not with her she seemed to see where my eyes had gone.
"In the cabin resting, he does not like sea travel either though he doesn't get violently ill."
"What is he anyway?"
"A construct of flesh and magic nothing more nothing less."
"Lovely."
"Would it be better if he were a real servant instead of just one animated for my whims? The answer is no, I would think a noted necromancer would not judge others for their magical indulgences."
"Does everyone know I'm a..." At this point I threw up again, damned waves being all wavey.
"Everyone in our particular circles Mr. Lorentino, you don't exactly hide it very well, sure the norms don't clue in, but they never clue in to anything." Have I mentioned how much magical people disdain normal people? Because they really do, norm is one of the nicer terms I've heard. Especially in the post Guard society where the magical fell out of sorts with the non magical, its easy to hate those who also hate you I guess.
"Cheer up Trezlan the voyage will only last a couple weeks." I threw up again and then said something under my breath towards Telrrax I'm sure she didn't catch but I felt better for saying it. Like the majority of things in my life it was an exercise in just implying I hated the person rather than their acknowledgement of that hatred.
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