[The Bloody Bay Fleet]

The Bosun chuckles to himself as Eileen clapped his shoulder, standing firm under her lighthearted assault. He keeps his smile across his face, "I am rather glad that our reputation no longer gives people fear! Why, I half expected you to be accompanied by the nearest garrison!" The sailors who remained with him laughed as well, smiles halfway between mirth and fear.

The Bosun proffers an elbow to the Dock Master, "lead on, we shall follow where'er you take us."

The smile fades slightly as the Bosun prepares to respond to her questions, "well, yes, I suppose you know what brings us here, though the seas are as they are, grand and magnificent, if filled with dangers." Although the last remark sounded like a joke, in fact, it had been a joke response that the sailors of the Fleet said to one another almost out of habit, there was little mirth this time. "As for why we came, well, we are answering our call and doing our service to the Summer Queen. I'm sure you are aware of the... events that have transpired. We simply seek to do our duty. There might be other business in Bastion for us, but we shall see when those occur."

"For now, though," the Bosun says, "I should like to see the ship..." his hand gestures in a grabbing motion, and somewhere, a slip of parchment appears in his hand. It has several names of ships that the Dock Master recognizes as merchant ships hailing from the Seat, "...ah, yes," the Bosun continues, "the ship Smiling Maiden, I believe she is docked here still." He kept his easy smile, "I'm just a forward party, Dock Master. My own Lord Admiral will arrive when I have assured him that it is indeed safe."