Redwolf's Journal (continued)

Entering a new chapter, and having spent many experience points, our protagonists set off onto the high seas, bound for Vodacce. Much to Sylvia's displeasure. She still doesn't like ocean voyages, and (even though she's my own character) I'm starting to understand why. It's never seemed to be a fear of drowning or being shipwrecked necessarily. Rather, it seems to be a matter of control. On land, she feels she can always fall back on something familiar whatever happens - even if it's just her own two feet on solid ground. At sea, if things go bad, she's at the mercy of ship, crew, weather, and current. The thought of being powerless because she can't control those factors disturbs her on a very deep level. Which, of course, came up a little when a trio of Castillian ships stopped Sebastian's El Vagamundo . They turned out to be under the command of Sebastian's own brother even, Filip, acting with royal papers and as a Vaticine inquisitor.

So I went for a haircut before work today. This isn't so very unusual, it happens every now and again. The odd part is I return to find a small slip of paper under my windshield wiper which reads: "I think you are sexy! Gimmie a call! (phone number) (heart) Kat!" Direct quote, save the phone number and an inability to easily draw a heart in plain text. Uh. Heh. Now, I do remember seeing a couple girls in a car in the spot next to where I parked. I can only assume it came from one of them. Still, I barely noticed them, other than to think they were behaving in a 'giggly' fashion. Honestly, I don't know whether to be flattered or disturbed. Maybe I should accept both? >.>

Having finally reached and spoken to the singer of the opera, the heroes found little more information to go on. Since the incident, she had been plagued by nightmares. She did sing the opening, though this seemed of little assistance, and recounted an encounter with a Vodacce man before the chaos. She was kind enough, though, to offer a coach ride back to town. Even this couldn't go uneventful, however. Six dark-clad riders caught up with the carriage, and another figure lept onto it from a tree to knock out the driver. Thankfully, Sebastian was paranoid enough to be up there too. He kept the reins from getting away entirely and engaged the man - starting with a glancing pistol blast - while the other assailants rode into position to support their apparent leader. Rufina and Phedre handled themselves reasonably well, harassing the one who had boarded the coach. The headbutt to the groin... ow. Yes, Rufina can fight dirty. Sylvia took a more aggressive approach which would ha