The following day was an important one. Damian and his crew would be leaving the island. The ship they used to get there had to leave, and they would go along with it.
Damian arrived earlier than all the other merchants had . Everyone else was with him, too.
The ship owner looked surprised. "This is more people than I had imagined," he said, "But with the new rooms available, I think it's not a problem at all."
A few rooms got empty as some merchants would stay on the island, and no one else would be entering the ship. Damian had talked with the shipowner before, asking for more rooms, and the man agreed to it.
With all the people following him around, like Nessia, Cassia, Elena, Elrandir and the four new people: Kinua, Buck, Frida and Dan, he needed a few more rooms to stay. It was impossible for everyone to be together.
"Good," Damian said with a gentle smile. "Thank you for this."
"No problem. We'll be leaving in 2 hours."
