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While sailing, the goblin had never encountered this man in his peculiar attire, so he had no opinion of him, but now he looked at him with new eyes – as an idiot. Of course, everyone has their own voices in their head, and the fact that someone else doesn't hear them doesn't make them any less real, but that doesn't mean such an event needs to be publicized.
However, he quickly returned to his meal. The crab was quite tasty, a pity it wasn't particularly large.

While waiting for Amy, Gabe lightly grilled a crab using a lighter and had a small snack.

- I'll take the risk; the situation is unlikely to get any worse. But you can help me with your water magic. Perhaps our combined efforts will yield some results.

-- Let's try it, -- replied the captain, and they began. Water froze on the chest, and Navarro was losing control over it. For the air elemental, the chest was a bit too far away, and it was heavier than he would have liked, but they were managing to achieve something with their combined efforts. When Amy reached the chest, she, as usual, also froze, but remained functional. However, her artificial intelligence didn't quite understand how to fulfill her master's task in this situation.

Akane was happy to follow Snow White.

Together, they quickly learned the city's layout, with the help of the locals (by the way, there were quite a few of them on the streets, even for such a small outpost of the Kro Empire in every sense).
So, the city was surrounded by water on three sides. On the fourth side was a continuation of the island: it was strongly elongated from that side. In the city, there was a garrison of the empire, the governor's palace, a tavern, an armory, and a forge. There was another harbor with a pier in the city, but it was in an even worse state than the one where the crew of the "Chinchilla" landed.
P.S. Geb and Cadaver successfully eat the crab.

Selena carefully examined the new place with undisguised curiosity. “We should probably inform the governor about Shinchilla’s ‘arrival,’” she suggested to her friend, thinking that Captain Navarro was carrying out the empire’s mission and, therefore, should be received appropriately. Considering the state of the ship, assistance from the local administration would not be superfluous. “At the same time, we can find out about the rocks that appear in the middle of the sea,” she said with a slight smile, as her own words seemed amusing to her.

- Let's go, - Akane agreed. - By the way, we can stop by the tavern.

To the girls' surprise, they were immediately taken straight to the governor. More precisely, to the female governor. — Wow, we don’t get many visitors these days, especially lately. What brings you here?

-- Oh, we don't often have visitors, especially not lately. What can I do for you?

Akane was a little embarrassed to see the governor, but taking a deep breath, she told her about what happened to the ship.

The governess listened attentively to the story. "This is exactly what I expected; Sanchez has been asking for trouble for a long time. Unfortunately, I can't imagine how I can help in this situation. All my people are in the western part of the city, and they are busy with more important matters."

"I apologize for my bluntness, but you do not look surprised in the least," Selene stated as a fact, somewhat puzzled by the cool attitude toward what had happened, "does this happen on a regular basis?" She was, of course, referring to the rocks that had sunk their ship. "And, if I am not asking something beyond the bounds of propriety, allow me to know: what more important business do you have in the western part of the city?"

Watching her educated friend speak, Akane felt a pang of regret for never having studied similar subjects. She liked Snow White more and more, but now, looking at her, so proud and determined, Akane felt like a fraud.

-- I am the governor, I can’t possibly not know that my island is surrounded by cliffs. As for the west... Creatures have landed on the opposite side of the island from the city. I don't know what they want, but there are many of them. And these cliffs turned out to be very convenient for them; now, the island can only be accessed from their side. My duty is to prepare the city for a possible attack.

Selena's face became even more serious than when the girl had entered the room. She quickly reviewed in her mind the information she knew about the shared history of the Kre'ath and the K'oh. From all the available pieces of the puzzle, a far from pleasant picture emerged, especially when remembering the constant wars in the past between these two factions. "Madam Governor," she said, "my friend and I need to report on the situation on the island to the crew of our ship, which is what we will do now, if you permit..." Selena headed for the exit, but then she stopped. "If there is anything we can do to help in the current situation, we will be happy to assist." At that moment, Selena unexpectedly realized that she had lied. In reality, she wanted to get involved in the military conflict as little as possible, and now she didn't know what she should do, let alone the fact that she had essentially spoken for Akane without thinking, and she had no moral right to do so. Feeling ashamed, Selena silently apologized and looked into her friend's eyes.

– Oh yes, I have a small task for you. Give Sanchez my regards and tell him to stop by.

Suddenly, Sylvka realized that she had lied. In reality, she wanted to interfere in the military conflict as little as possible, and now she didn't know what she should do, let alone the fact that, without thinking, she had essentially spoken for Akane, without having any moral right to do so. Feeling ashamed, Selene silently apologized and looked into her friend's eyes.

- Let's go eat,- Akane said to her friend with a smile.- Unless you have other plans... but in any case, I'll go with you.

Alright, then we head back to the pier and report on the situation.