Inej is finally awake, after days on a ship and restless attitudes of the males I'm glad for some more female company. I'm also glad she is ok. I move next to her and Jesper on the deck "it's good to feel this kind of cold" she mutters once she notices I'm there. "This kind?" The boy asks, a breeze kissing up gently from the sea, "wind in your hair, sea spray on your skin. The cold of living" she explains and I know what she means. There is something about feeling alive when you are on the water.

"Two turns around the deck" Nina warns "then back to bed" and she goes to join Wylan at the stern. "Have they been like that the whole time?" Inej asks glancing between Nina and Matthias who are on opposite sides of the boat, I nod and answer "it's like watching two bobcats circle each other" Inej looks up at me, her usual dark skin pale. "How are you?" She asks sincerely and I shrug following her and Jesper around the deck "not bad, the boys are starting to get a little wound up. They just need some space from each other" Inej snorts and I smile.

We steer the Wraith to the rail and Jesper says "I would threaten to throw you both into the water but Kaz is watching" I turn and sure enough there stands the boy with the limp, messy hair and dark eyes. We haven't spoken much in the last few days apart from going over parts of the plan, I have been too busy catching up on sleep that I've lost because of nightmares. I've been dreaming of the Fold, of the Darkling and of my friends dead underneath him. "Would it kill him to smile every once in a while?" Jesper asks waving at him, "very possibly" Inej jokes but I stay quite.

Every member of the crew call greetings and we'll wishes. Saints, even Matthias gives her an award bow and says "I understand you're the reason we made it out of the harbour alive" Inej shifts awkwardly "I'm sure there are a lot of reasons" she says. "I'm a reason" Jesper offers hopefully and I snort but don't say anything. We move on then and a smile dances on the girls lips "surprised?" I ask and she nods her head "a bit. I spent so much time with Kaz that-" she breaks off and Jesper fills in "it's a novelty to feel appreciated" it's not a bad thing but we all experience it, Kaz has a hard time vocalising praise.

Wraith laughs and clutches her side wincing slightly "still hurts to laugh" I touch my hand to her arm and say "they're glad your alive. I'm glad your alive" she touches her hand to my own and we share a comforting smile. "I should hope so" she retorts "I think I just never quite felt like I fit in with the Dregs" Jesper smirks "you don't" I roll my eyes. "Thanks" Inej says and I explain "we're a crew with limited interests, and you don't gamble, swear or drink in excess. But here's the secret to popularity; risk your death to save your compatriots from being blown to bits in an ambush. Great way to make friends"

I say goodbye to my friends and head over to where Matthias is sitting on some boxes, "hey there" I greet sitting next to him on the swaying boat. He glances up quickly before looking back down at his hands, "I know this is probably your idea of hell" I say sitting on my hands, keeping them warm "betraying your countries secrets. It's no easy thing to betray your country" he snorts and looks over at me. Helvar is 6'4 while I am a measly 5'4 so he towers over me completely, "what would you know about betraying your country?" He asks his voice rough, I shrug and lean back, watching the sky move over head "I lived in Ravka, served in the army. I turned my back because I needed to survive, it wasn't exactly betrayal but it felt like it" I admit.

This shocks Matthias, "you are Ravkan" He states and I smirk "shocking isn't it, someone so elegant and beautiful could have been born in a war torn country" Matthias frowns, guess I remind him too much of Nina. "Which army did you serve in?" He asks, of course he wants to know if I'm Grisha or now, "First" I answer which isn't technically a lie since I was in the First Army until I discovered my power when I served in the Second Army.

"What happened between you and Nina?" I ask the tall Fjerdan male, he stands up abruptly holding his coat around himself "nothing" he says and stalks away. Always a pleasure speaking to that man. I stand up myself and stretch my arm and then my legs before heading inside, wanting some peace from all the raucous of the crew. I sit down on a hammock, hands behind my head and close my eyes "Salem" someone says and then realises my eyes are closed and stops. I open one and see Wylan standing by the door looking rather embarrassed "yes Wylan" I say closing my eye again, "Kaz um Kaz wants to see you" I groan and open both eyes this time, sitting up "did he say what he wanted?" I ask and the boy shakes his head.

Rolling my eyes I climb out of the hammock and head towards Kaz Brekker.