Bickering, we all do it, one is lying if they say they never disagree with someone. Knowing such My Sisters and I bicker, as i sit and blink my eyes, I listen to both sides and try to understand each but really if I say something I will only offend the other. Thank the higher powers I was blessed to have a charge like Latch. As the tension builds around my Sisters I find the opportunity to duck out of the room and grab Latch by the scuff of his neck and RUN. Reaching the docks of the Fens, panting and out of breath I scuff Latch's Head, while the hood on his robe drops and a more softer look about the short haired lad is in view. With a somewhat puzzled look on my face, I tilt my head peering into the eyes of a softer looking Latch with extremely long eye lashes. "oh wow" I blurted out then continued. " I just assumed you were a boy but uhhh....", as Latch finished my sentence with " I didn't want to make you mad so I didn't correct you, life is somewhat safer when everyone thinks I'm a boy". Smiling at Latch, she just left me speechless. " Well now, it makes no difference to me that you are a girl so let's just let you uncover that secret when you are ready to with everyone else." Pulling from my pocket, candy, I hand Latch some and we sat watching the water splash against the docks. Just days ago I had dragged Latch into the sewers with a few others, Gabriella and Moon, and we had set out on trying to find clues for the missing X Governor, Jaden Rain. Her sister had hired us to follow up on the fact she had learned the former Governors servant had been suspected in the kidnapping of the Dragon Lady. While they complained of the smells and the fact their shoes were getting yukky, I found the place not so bad, a lot like the swamps, gators everywhere and TOADs, and you know I love Toads. Actually, bullfrogs but hey same family, right? We revealed the drainage of the sewer and when floating under the massive gate blocking it I could hear singing and music calling us and the sounds of the sea. There seemed to be nobody in the sewer, but I had found a torn piece of cloth from the Dragon ladies Dress, very distinctive piece of fabric that had been dyed by the royal seamstress' I knew it was hers, everyone knew she preferred that cloth for her clothing. Hurriedly we made way to the docks. Why hire a ship when many times just borrowing one suffices, and we did find a small tokuno ship unlocked just waiting for an adventure. Helping them all on board, Latch starts to mention, " ..but isnt this stealing?". Slowly placing my finger to my lips, "Shhh.....we are just borrowing it" we sailed the shoreline of the city and what appeared to be water spewing from the shoreline I suggest that was probably the drain of the sewer, looking at the two ladies who had come along to help I notice Moons little nose curled up and her face scrunched up frowning. " Oh, its ok nothing a lil soap and water won't fix." as the current drifted the boat east, we floated along for some time. The sun was warm that day and the smell of the sewer was cooking upon us all. Poor Kid, Latch probably thinks I'm a crazed lady. Ahead we could see land so we began to paddle the boat towards the land. The Cliffs around the island were steep and we couldnt depart the ship so we floated along the shore until we found a spot we could hop off. The jungle trees caught my skirt tails and tucking the skirt into my waist band seemed to help alot. Buildings were ahead of us and the first building we made it to seemed deserted, so we went inside anyway, and oh what a great place it was but big vats of hot water and soaps with scents so sweet, and you know ladies, yes, I found my companions, emerged neck deep in a bubbling bath. " Oh Geez ladies we are looking for the Dragon lady " my words were not noticed by either of the two grown ladies giggling and washing the sewer smell off themselves. I wasn't event going to try to stop them, the smell was awful. As I stepped into a vat of hot water, I myself was pleased with the discovery of this place. " Man, if Jaden did escape that sewer and drifted here who would want to leave...". Drying off we still had to wear the smelly clothes but that was quite enjoyable. Wandering out of the building we heard voices of men ahead and Moon was like a blood hound and found the voices, Militia and with a short conversation with the tall blonde-haired man, Moon and I both could not keep our eyes off of him, we had learned we were at Bucs Den. Looking at Moon, "That blonde is very handsome isnt he?". Nodding to me Moon agreed. He had informed us there had been rumbling in the sea for a few days and reports had come to his ears of Sirens were spotted near the island and visitors were camped out at the docks. The Blonde Man pointed towards the east across a bridge and told us the bank was across the bridge and the docks were behind it, and of course we went. There were several men there and what came next was intense, the fishers on the docks had been afraid to go out to fish for days over the rumbling sea and rumors of Sirens, looking at My Sister Gabriella, she was playing nonchalant. as I smirk at her she smiled. As I was speaking to the fishermen who were fishing from the docks since they were to afraid to go out on ships, he was sucked into the water by whatever was on the end of the pole in his hands. Backing away from the edge of the docks a massive angry creature lunges towards us and up onto the edge of the docks, with claw like hands and extremely angry and the battle began, as the creature tried to deflect the spells cast on it a loud cough from the monster and a pink dressed woman lay on the dock, grabbing her up I drag her further away up on the shore making sure she was alright and propping her against a tree, soon as I determined she would be alright I returned to help fight the monster of the sea, and the battles continued for quite awhile. Grabbing up Latch because the child had no business in the middle of the fight, I instruct him to care for the Dragon Lady to keep them both safe from harm....Finally the beasts were dead laying on the docks of Bucs Den and Latch and I took the Dragon Lady home to her worried family, still half delirious from her ordeal of the kidnapping and sea monsters all she kept mumbling was something about a goblin .....