Trading on Kamba Island

-Susanna, Jimmy and Cessillia on the Impress-

Susanna Bloch breezes out of the cabin that she is sharing with her younger brother Jimmy and older sister Cessillia. She inhales the fresh sea air through her veil and then smiles brightly as her brother Jimmy walks towards her.

Jimmy frowns "Ish shat anosher new dresh?"

Cessillia sighs "perhapsh he will takesh ush to the right portsh now he ish not dishtracted"

Impress Ship's Bell 2 shouts: Now arriving to the Isle of Farnacium. If this is your final destination, please prepare to disembark. Five Ehn before departure to Teletus

Jimmy waits for the ship to anchor in the harbor. "Sho, now everybody goesh to she toilet onshe more... oh, Shushi already been...."

Susanna nods. "I couldn't wait, Shimmy"

Cessillia looks towards the poop deck "I wish you had not shuggeshted shat..."

Jimmy “Shish harbor ish Farnashium", he explains to the younger of his two older sisters, just incase she been distracted by the sailor who just walked by

Susanna: “Are we leaving, my brosher?”

Jimmy nods “Hmmmm, shish looksh like shtormy cloudsh.”

Impress Ship's Bell 2 shouts: Now arriving to Kamba Island. If this is your final destination, please prepare to disembark. Five Ehn before departure to Tabor East

Susanna nods in agreement, looking at the thick storm clouds that are gathering in the once blue sky.

Jimmy : “I'm glad we are leaving she ship.”

Susanna : “It don't looksh good. it looksh like shat cloud ish blowing away shimmy”

-Jimmy, Susanna and Cessillia on Kamba Island-

The family step from the ship and look around at the surrounding dock.

Jimmy : “Oh, I be here onesh!”

Cessillia : “Are shey good tradersh, brosher?”

Susanna : “Ohh good, shen you know your way around.” She sighs. “You are bounshing again, my brosher”

Jimmy nods "Yesh, I know way from here to market shtallsh!" - Points about only 30 meter before them.

-The Blochs meet a Lady Trader-

nnayram: “Greetings.”

Cessillia smiles "Musht be she exshitment". Cessillia smiles politely to the lady and pushes her brother in the back to make the introductions.

Jimmy: “I'm ekshitet, Shishter! Yesh!" - He lifts his hand as the woman approaches them "Greetingsh, lady"

Susanna looks up smiling at the lady walking towards them. "Greetingsh, lady"

nnayram smiles "Welcome to port Kamba, hope you all are well"

Jimmy stumbles a bit towards the lady pushed by his sister "I am Shimmy from she clan of Bloch. Sheshe are my shishtersh Shushanna and Sheshilia"

Susanna: “Well Shimmy wash shick again on she ship”, she says divulging her brother’s lack of sea legs.

Jimmy turns shortly to his sister and stomps his foot on the ground "Wash not!", and  adds with a lower voice "And you were too bushy flirting wish captain anywaysh!"

nnayram: "Im Lady Nayra the farmer in port Kamba. Oh, I see the weather in sea can be sickning"

Susanna blinks as her sister jumps excitedly into the air.

nnayram: "How may I help you?"

Cessillia smiles to the lady "Sheshy to my friendsh". Eyeing the ladies clothing and jumps a litle "Well a good women for our brosher would be a shtart, are you companioned dear?"

Jimmy : "We come to make tradingsh! We hash our own wool to offer... well..." - he giggles a bit "... of courshe not our own... wool of our verr! And osher goodsh from she shoush" Jimmy grunts as his sister already tries to marry him – AGAIN. He waves his hand. "Don't lishen to my shishter. We only come to trade!"

nnayram smiles "No, I'm not companioned, Lady", she says blushing, tries to lead them of the subject: "Well we do have a small trading port if you are interested. You are interested trading wool for?"

Jimmy shrugs "What do you hash to offer?"

nnayram looks at the young sir jumping thinking hes very jumpy for being sea sick

Susanna : "My brosher may look shmall but he ish very shtrong." She looks at her sister Cessy and whispers "Eshpeshilly if shtanding downwind of him"

nnayram: "Follow me please, and you can take a look yourself. We have alot to offer". She turns and walks to the trading port

Jimmy: “We hash black wine too from she shoush... and cacao... bought in ekshange port of Tabor..”.

Cessillia nudges her sister, and glances at her with a small wink

Jimmy : “Come, Shishtersh!" and distracted walks up some stairs in the wrong direction. He quickly comes down again "Oh, I shought you go up shere"

Cessillia frowns looking to her sister again and whispers "She demons drinksh againsh!"

Jimmy  as they enter the stockhouse: "Oh, looksh, shishtersh! Many goodsh!"

nnayram: "we just starting to build up a storage again, so everything is not yet full"

Susanna whispers back ... "i am shure, Shimmy didn't want ush to come becaushe he shpends all hish time in she tavern"

Cessillia nods, sniffing the air "butter......" she sighs happily

nnayram: "What would you like to trade for? And how much?"

Jimmy beams "Oh, filling shtocksh? Maybe we can help. We hash goodsh and travel lotsh!"

nnayram: "I see. Well good help is always good", she smiles

Cessillia nods "Our brosher travelsh lotsh, sho we have to travel wish him, lesht he get in trouble wish she Verr herdersh"

Jimmy : "You need woolsh?" - He takes the big bag with thick wool from his back and places it on the floor "Look! Ish besht wool of all Gor! Me brushing verr every day!"

nnayram gives a small giggle hides behind her hand. "Well, that is good. How much wool you have and what do you want in return? You need flour, sugar, salt?" She takes out a scroll from her bag and looks at the list on what is on storage and what she needs.

Jimmy points to the crate, not shy anymore as he's proud of his verrs' wool: "Shee how shoft it ish! Don't be shy! Feel it! It'sh very shoft and shick too!"

nnayram smiles leans down and feels the soft wool with her hands and nods"Yes, very good"

Susanna watches her brother proudly as he shows his wares.

Jimmy : "We can trade for shalt... or coinsh too...", he suggests in the hope to get enough riches for the dowry of his sisters to finally find a companion for them. "And makesh very warm underwear!". His hands slide to his belt, ready to show the woman the nice warm long-johns, when he suddenly remembers, that he doesn't ware them today, cause his sisters insisted, that at least ONCE a week it should be washed. He blushes a bit takes his hands off his belt.

nnayram watches the young man slide his hand in his pants, shocked she turns away and looks at his sister. "Ehm..."

Jimmy takes his bag from his shoulder to distract from his almost-accident "We hash osher goodsh too!"

nnayram: "I do need to stock up in flour, sugar and cacao"

Jimmy opens the bag and looks inside "Oh, we hash cacao!"

nnayram smiles "That is good. What more you got in that bag, sir?"

Susanna : “Cacao ish she besht. All she way from Tabor Tropicsh”

Cessillia blinks "Oh, yesh, ekshelent wool", and lifts her leg to show a hint of the long johned leg to the lady "And proteksh your modeshty in she wind", she says staring daggers at her brother for making her expose her ankles.

Jimmy still with his thoughts at the cacao "But not sho mush... Hmmm... hash to go to shat plashe wish shat nishe merchant... I can buy shere more if you need more"

nnayram: "If you like, bring me 100 mehl,100 sugar and 100 cacao, I will pay you 1 silver"

Jimmy gets big eyes "Awwwwww.... One shilver!!!" - He looks to his sisters proudly

Susanna looks closely to her brother, waiting to see what her brother says to that.

Jimmy then saddens "But no wool?"

nnayram: "It is a good offer. I can take your nice wool too", she smiles.

Jimmy who has no idea about prices has to take the woman's word for it

Susanna : "My brosher, maybe we should shink about shish"

Cessillia coughs politely, making "up up" motions behind her brother's back

Jimmy scratches his head and looks at Susanna, ash she's better in maths. "Hmmmmm, shishter can count better... Me only countsh to 20"

nnayram smiles "Well you might want to talk this through as a family? My offer stands, think about it. For the wool I can offer you bread and salt. Is that good?"

Cessillia smiles and whispers softly "No butter?"

nnayram: smiles turns to the lady "If you wish?"

Jimmy : "Ah, and butter. Butter ish good. Sheshie alwaysh needsh for cooking!"

Susanna : “Yesh, lotsh of butter.”

Cessillia nods looking at the ladies rump "Yesh, our brosher likesh hish women a good shishe like hish shistersh"

nnayram: "I'll go and make the boxes, You think about my offer", she walks across the room and takes boxes of the shelf.

Jimmy nods "I'll shink about it... and shee how mush flour and shugar and cacao ish in she shoush", he adds “I shink we paysh 6 KT for a bag of 10 cacao.”

Susanna : “Yesh, shat ish right, brosher,”

Jimmy whispers to his sisters "Sho.. shugar... flour... cacao... Help me to remember shat, shishtersh!"

Susanna nods and concentrates hard as if it will imprint the list on her brain

Jimmy continues whispering to his sisters "We travel back to shat Tabor, where we found shat docksh in the Tropicsh"

Cessillia nods "Shey had good prishesh" she whispers back

Susanna : “Yesh, Tabor Tropicsh, shat nishe mershant had lotsh of shurpliesh.”

Jimmy looks to Susanna "You hash to flirt wish she captain more, sho he makesh ush a good prishe for she pashatsh!"

Susanna : "I will put on my besht dresh and flutter my eyelashes, my brosher. He want'sh me."

nnayram fills the boxes with the goods humming softly on a song, she can hear the visitors talking in a distance but can’t hear what they are saying

Cessillia nods and scratches the stubble on her chin thinking "Shusht make shure you are not furred, shishter. I have been shaving your dowery for too long for you to be cheaper"

Jimmy suddenly beams as he has a brilliant idea "When you become companion of she captain of she Impresh, we can alwaysh hash free travelsh!"

Cessillia looks to her brother "Shilver ish she yellow coin, yesh?" Cessillia smiles proudly at her brother "oooooooooo, that'sh a good idea!"

Jimmy pats his money-pouch "Shoon we hash enough coinsh for your dowry, shishter!", he considers his sister’s question carefully then answers. “No, shilver ish she... " - he considers a moment "... shilver coin, I shink!"

Susanna considers the grand life she would have as the companion of the distinguished sea captain. "Free pashatsh for you bosh, but you have to bash twishe a week."

Cessillia frowns at that idea

Jimmy : “Pffft! Shea-water wash all dirt off anywaysh!”

Cessillia nods "Lotsh oh shea shpray, and all shat shalt for free"

Susanna concedes, and smiles lovingly at her little brother. "Alright, brosher, onesh a week."

Jimmy grimaces disgusted, but agrees with a nod

Susanna ruffles his hair and pinches his cheek. "You are my little pumpkinsh"

Cessillia sighs softly, there still being no man for her after she takes so long to apply her make up and shave each morning

Jimmy growls at his sister and ducks once again under her hand, as she tries to pinch him. His teeth snapping threatening at her

nnayram takes the boxes and returns to the visitors. "Sorry for keeping you waiting, my storage is a mess"

nnayram: "Have you desided on my offer?"

Cessillia smiles "You ashked him to companion you? Brosher, you kept shat quiet!" Cessillia beams that the lady made their brother an offer after all this time of having to keep him bathed each week and away from the Verr.

Susanna nudges Jimmy, "Anshwher the nishe lady, Shimmy "

nnayram wrinkle her nose and with a concern voice she says "....about the flour and such?"

Cessillia : "Oh, she flour!", she says with disappointment, then brightens "oh, and butter"

Susanna face drops as the lady clarifies that she meant the goods not companioning her brother.

nnayram struggling to hold up the heavy boxes she places them on the floor and makes a sound of relief.

Jimmy snaps his eyebrows up, his eyes flashing daggers to his oldest sister. But then he turns to the lady "We not know about flour and shush yet, lady. My shishters shink we pay more in she shoush, but will hash to shee, if we can make good prishe shere"

nnayram ponders if she paid too less then cause that was the same price she paid last time and the girl then said it was too much "Well, its no hurry. Take your time. I hope you come back to visit?"

Jimmy nods and looks at the crates "Shooooo, what do you offer for... shirty..... " - He looks to his sisters, if that was the right number, as he can only count to 20 - "... woolsh and nine porshionsh of cacao?"

nnayram smiles "Is this enough?""

Susanna nods to her brother to indicate it’s the right amount

Jimmy pushs his older sister aside as her at least 5 skirts were hiding the crates. He counts the goods "Oh.... I shink ish fine..." - He turns to Cessie: "Ten butter ish fine, Sheshie?"

Cessillia sighs "Well, if I shkimp on she reshipiesh I shink I can manash"

Jimmy nods and smiles "Shen we hash deal!"

nnayram smiles"Good"

Jimmy looks at his oldest sister again "Maybe a bit more butter shen for she cacao? It'sh a nishe bag. Or we add it to she 100 we bring neksht time?"

Cessillia licks her lips "yesh.... unlesh... she wanted to ushe butter for her dowery?"

Jimmy looks to the docks for a short moment "I shink she ship ish leaving shoon.” Jimmy takes up the crates, dispite of his small looks he carries them easily "

Susanna : “Are you shure you don't want a companion, shee how shtrong he ish.”

Cessillia smiles and whispers to the lady "Sho shtrong, shee?"

Jimmy but has some problems to balance the three crates at once on his arms, so he hands the crate with butter to Cessie, who carries it as easily as he.

nnayram starts giggling and blushes "I'm just a young woman myself, Lady, not ready for a companion, although he is a nice fine man your brother"

Cessillia smiles "Awww, look how shmall he ish, you could grow old togesher!"

Susanna : “Ish alright, he ish young too. you need to be young to have all she shilderensh, 10 or 12 would be good to make the clan shtrong again”

Cessillia nods and nods "We are down to 60 ish in the clan now, timesh are sho hard" She smiles at her sister "All shoshe nephewsh and neishesh!"

Susanna : "very hard," she agrees

nnayram looks at the two sisters: "10-12 and 60? oh my!"

Jimmy rolls his eyes as his sisters start again. “Why don't YOU find a companion and make me unclesh, my shishtersh? You are oldersh shen me!"

Cessillia smiles "becaushe you are our brosher and we lovesh you"

Susanna: "Shat ish not sho many, my dear. Our coushin hash 24 shildrensh"

Cessillia nods "ah yesh, uncle Sham, he hash a good number doeshn't he?"

Susanna: but you need to be shettled, my little pumpkin. Shen Sheshy and me can find men"

nnayram gasps "24?..children.. did I hear right?", thinking maybe she said sheaps

Cessillia nods "You are she only one who can contunue the clan, we will be adding to oshersh", she says sadly. She nods to nnayram "One a year, and you are young and healthy, should be able to breed until at leasht 200 by she looksh of you"

Susanna nods in agreement with her sister

Jimmy shrugsh "I shtill can get companion of coushin Elishabish! But she hash shat aweful tongue-shlip!" Jimmy turns to the Lady and explains in a whisper "She can't shay a 'sh'. Poor shing!"

Susanna nods again. "Yesh, shesh sho hard to undershtand wish shat shpeash problem of hersh"

Cessillia scowls at her sister, knowing she does the same "Dont be cruel, it’sh not her fault her parentsh weren’t coushinsh"

Susanna straighens her skirts . "Well, we should be returning to she Impresh before shetsh shailsh

Jimmy throws a worried look to the docks "Maybe we should go back to she ship.... before she captain eshcapesh... errrrrr.... liftsh she anchor wishout ush on board?"

Susanna: “Are you shure you wont take Shimmy up on hish offer sweet lady?", trying it one more time.

Jimmy nods to Lady Naye "We shoon come back in shome daysh, lady. Unlesh she captain doesh shet ush out on an empty island again"

nnayram it was nice meeting you all. I wish you a safe trip. May the gods bless your winds a safe trip home. Hope to see you again soon!"

Susanna : “We will return wish your shurpliesh.”

Jimmy : “Shafe pash, lady, and may your verr alwaysh find grash!”

nnayram smiles "Thank you"

Cessillia smiles "Oh, I am shure our brosher will be delighted to shee you again and again" she say smiling, not giving up hope yet on a union.

Jimmy grunts and blushes at the same time, mumbling "We hash to go to she ship now, shishtersh!"

Cessillia: “Yesh, brosher. Come shushanna, letsh shee if we can get your hitshed to she captain”

Susanna : “Yesh, brosher. Shafe pash, dear lady.”

Nnayram smiles "Be safe"

Jimmy smiles once more to the lady, then turns to the gates and towards the ship. As they walk to the harbour he whispers to his sisters "Shee?!? She shaid I am fine! And YOU alwaysh shay I shmell bad!!!"

Susanna whispers: "We will bring him back after he hash a bash. He shmellsh better shen.”

Cessillia gathers her skirts determined one of them will be companioned by the end of the day. She smiles and waves on the way out almost tripping on her skirt as she lets it go.

-Jimmy, Susanna and Cessillia return to the Impress-

Susanna coos with glee as she enters the cabin they are assigned to. “Ooohh it ish nishe, and big for all of ush.”

Jimmy : “Me can shleep on she rug by she fire. You can ushe she bed.”

Cessillia smiles and pats her brother's cheek before he has time to duck "Shush a shweetie"

The small party settle down to sleep, the two sisters in the bed and the brother on the floor before the fire. Sleeping peacefully in the lull of the great ship on the waves till the morning.  Far away rings the ship bell...

Impress Ship's Bell 3 shouts: Now arriving to Kasra. If this is your final destination, please prepare to disembark. Five Ehn before departure to Port Jad

-The next morning-

Susanna : “Ahh you waked up at lasht, brosher.”

Jimmy: “Good morning, shishter. I wash up all nigh and cid.. dict... dicto..... dictitoing!... she shailor our advenshuresh. How ish it called, when you tell shomeone shomeshing he hash to write down?”

Susanna : “Yesh he told me. He sharged me a copper tarshk to put my shide of she shtory”

Jimmy: “I wished I can write too shen I makesh lotsh of coinsh writing down peoplesh shtoriesh”

Susanna: “He shaid shat it wash too hard to write down our wordsh and a copper tarshk was reashenable”.  She looks around. “Where ish sheshy, she really ish a lashy girl.”

Jimmy: “Ah, maybe she ish cooking.”

Susanna: “Oh, I hope show.”

Jimmy: “I have give her butter. I shink shat wash a mishtake, now she will cook and bake a lotsh.”

Susanna nods and grins widely. “But that means we can eat a lot, my brosher”

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