[Kitanna]

Nilak had slept later than he meant too. He had to get back to Corsair ship and speak with Sernir. See what jobs he had in store for him today. The failure on the ice had left Sernir angry and irritable, but this was really no different from the Corsair in a normal mood.

Nilak trudged along, moving slowly today. He was in no real hurry, though he should have been. As he walked along he overheard two Lossoth men talking about Igal. Nilak slowed down when he heard that Igal was bringing supplies to the Elven ships. The words "he needs some help with the loading" floated into Nilak's ears. He dropped his coin pouch into the snow, pretending he had dropped it on accident. He got down on his knees and listened to the Lossoth men talking more about Igal and his shipment to the Elves.

This was it. This could be what Marreth and the Corsairs needed to get ahead. Nilak could go offer help to Igal. He could gain the advantage for the Corsairs. He smiled to himself and grabbed his coin pouch. This was perfect.

Now Nilak walked faster to the ship. When it was in sight he realized this would be dangerous. He couldn't go alone. But who could he possibly bring with him? Who did he trust? There was no one he truly trusted, but there was Tarn. Tarn had gone into the caves with him and he didn't try to stab Nilak in the back. Nilak sorted through his other choices. No one. It looked like he would have to try and enlist Tarn's help.

On the ship Nilak searched out Tarn. He was not too hard to find. "Tarn." The larger Lossoth man looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "I have a proposition for you."

Tarn listened to all Nilak had to say. He spoke rarely, but nodded from time to time. After Nilak explained his plan Tarn agreed. They would go to Igal as soon as possible.