The hard wooden planks kept his sleep restless. Waves splashed onto the side of the ship. Voices chattered from the starboard side. With a yawn, he rocked himself forward. The radiant spear gleamed on the white upper deck of the ship beside him. The sea was crystal clear. A large mast cast a shadow over parts of the ship. People ran on the lower deck, and children tagged one another and dashed off. A small pool nestled in the center of the lower deck with adults lounging around it.
Jin sat to himself on a hard-to-reach ledge, with a perfect view of the sun. A stowaway's job was to stay as hidden as possible when sleeping but this time he paid for his passage. Old habits die hard though.
"Hargeon ahead beyond the horizon. Two more days," a voice boomed from the megaphone lacrima. "Finally," Jin muttered and rolled his legs over the ledge. A growl rippled through his stomach and the mage held his gut, thinking about where to snag a quick bite.
"Did you hear about another missing person," a woman's words carried up from below.
"Another one," A man's voice replied.
"They say that's the fourth one in a week.No one has seen any sign of them. All people traveling alone."
Jin's brow creased. He waited for the people to walk by and dropped down. "Two days left and four missing," he thought to himself. "Maybe I should..." he stopped. A darkened tunnel led deeper into the ship. If it wasn't for his long time in the military he may have overlooked it. A small smear of blood right beneath a closed door.