"When I heard what the plan was, I thought that I might have a chance of getting off the ship. Because there was a survivor of the Oot's Dream that Crow hadn't thought about." She gestures to herself. "So I let her overhear me quietly muttering about family that I'd supposedly lost on the ship. It made her decide to change course, but she still kicked me before leaving. Salay, the helmswoman, checked me over to make sure nothing was broken, and then... probably to make me feel better, I don't know... she decided to show me how to steer the ship. I found out she was sailing to try to find her father, who was also a sailor, to pay off his debts and bring him home. I also found out how to steer the ship, obviously, and that was... there was something special about that. When I got my dinner, I was going to try and warn Fort about Crow's plans, but he wouldn't let me even talk about it. She had the entire crew terrified, and for good reason.

"The ship docked that night, and it was clearly set up to let me sneak off. But... I couldn't. I knew I had to help them. So I told Crow I'd lied about having family killed, and I asked if I could join the crew. They needed a sprouter, and even though I was terrified of spores, I could figure it out."