[The Bloody Bay Fleet]

Kelsey's mouth worked as she stared at the queen, who seemed as nonchalant and in control. The poor Lord-Captain looked as though she were a fish out of water, her cheeks filling with air and her mouth flapping but no sound came out. "My Queen, you... you trust this thing? He is... not what I imagined the Oracle to be. To be completely frank, I doubted it's existence at all."

Sensing that she had little chance of denying Aynia, Kelsey hung her head. "I shall be happy to serve you, my queen, if this is as trustworthy as you claim it to be."

The Oracle clapped his hands in glee, the smug mask beaming. "Excellent! And while I am injured by the thought of being anything less than trustworthy to the dear queen, I shall suffer that slight with grace. I am, after all, going to guide you to where our guests will arrive." Kelsey grinned in response, but her eyes still showed doubt and fear