"Aerilon! My, but your timing couldn't possibly be better!" By now she was smiling without reservation, beyond pleased at their good fortune as well as the friendliness being exhibited. There weren't too many Heroes who seemed eager to accept Natalia as one of their own just yet. She still had a great deal to prove, and time could ill afford her the opportunities as she might have wished.

Nodding her thanks to the captain, she rolled up the map and tucked it away. "Perhaps I might be of use with the repairs. I confess that I know little of machinery, but if you tell me what needs to be done, I can follow instructions well enough." She had no intention of lounging idly aboard the ship until they reached their destination if there was work to be done.

"Tell me more of O'aka. Do you think he would object to the title of 'Merchant Prince?' I've found that most men are susceptible to at least some small degree of flattery so long as it is respectfully delivered."