More Adventures On The SS Salty Paw

SS Salty Paw:Deck

This is the SS Salty Paw. A fine sailing ship if there ever was one. Its not large, yet not small, and has a cozy below deck area to sleep in or relax. There is the steering wheel and of course the mast and sails to make the ship go down river or on the sea coast. The ship is a light black color with lines of blue and a picture of a paw on the side, above it reads ==SS SALTY PAW==

Day 4:

Xander was in the corner and seeming to talk to some beast, which wasn’t there. Then he is a dibbun still but not so much in mental age lately as he has started to grow up a bit early and be a lot more mature than most beasts his age.

Jedrick comes over and frowns “You talk to yourself now?” He tilts his head “Are you hiding something, you best not be as I can easily throw you over board and find out if you know how to swim or not”

Xander gulps and quickly shows the hermit crab ”Its…his name is Mr. Dot and he is my friend, I managed to hide him from Zurrgg all this time in my pocket” The hermit crab walks up his arm and seems happy to be able to walk around and not crammed in pocket or some hole filled with water that was big enough to walk in but not escape.

Jedrick watches it and shrugs “Well long as it…he...whatever doesn’t bother me you can keep it.”

Xander looks surprised at the fact the wildcat doesn’t care “Um….thanks for not wanting to make him into stew”

Jedrick makes a face “Sounds revolting to me.” He then changes the subject “By the way, have you done your lessons by the way?”

Xander nods “Yes sir, I have”

“Good” The wildcat replies” That’s one thing will still do, even once we are at my home. Your also do other things we discuss that later”

Xander frowns “Other things sir?”

“Yes like learning to fight as well as other skills I find useful. Your be a helper to me one day, your see” He grins and heads up to the deck. “Clean up down here I will be back to make sure it’s done”

Xander frowns and starts to get to work on sweeping, moping and dusting below deck.

Jedrick heads back after a couple hours” So all is clean?”

Xander nods as the floor is shiny, the shelves were dusted off and other areas are free of dust as well. The walls are even wiped off to look better.

Jedrick walks around the downstairs and nods “Very good, now another job” He removes his sword and gets a key opening a chest showing two other longswords, some daggers and a set of chainmail “Polish all this till it shines” The daggers look like they need a LOT of polishing to look good.” He lays a sharpening stone on the table “And sharpen the swords and daggers, do be careful not to stab yourself Xander” He smirks “Be extra careful with the blade I carry…now I will be above eating dinner, your get dinner once your done with polishing” He then heads upstairs.

Xander frowns but he does as he is told, even though his paws are sore and he does nick his paw about four times, nothing serious just some small jabs on the top of a finger and one cut that rather smarts on his paw. He presses it to his shirt and holds back tears. He was almost finished too and that last dagger.

Jedrick comes down about then and studies the work, he walks over, ”Show me your paw” In a commanding tone.

Xander shows the palm of his paw as blood pours down it, it’s not a deep cut luckily but it goes across his palm and may need stiches.

Jedrick snorts and calls over a rat that he has on the ship besides those two foxes, he gets out a needle and thread and starts to sew the wound, ouch no numbing at all, and soon finishes, he applies some healing herbs to ward off infection and swelling and promote healing and bandages it “There….now dinnertime” He offers a good dinner of fish, bread, carrots and even some apple juice. After the badger eats he will have him go to bed as its way past sundown”Your take it easy a couple days…good night”

Xander breaths in and out as it hurts for the wound to be sewn but he holds back tears, for the most part as one escapes down his cheek. He eats quietly and then lays down, the first word spoken since he cut his paw “Goodnight…s…sir” And is soon asleep.

Jedrick watches the badger closely and stands by the trapdoor a bit , this badger seems strong and that could be a good thing, he hmms to himself and then goes above the deck making sure all is well before he heads back below deck, a look at the sleeping badger cub and then he himself lays down for the night, maybe he will sleep in and let Xander sleep in as well.