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Estrelas flushed under her darkish skin.

"I am NOT cowardly; who do you think I am?" she demanded hotly. "....Sorry sah," she mumbled a guilty second later. "I thought that it would be nice to be prepared. In case there are evil spirits, there," she declared and just to prove she wasn't a scardy-bunny, took a few confident strides forward, a spring of mistletoe, a branch of aged oak, a bit of rosemary, a large blessed-iron cross, silver pendants, two minature Bibles, a totem charm, a mirror, salt, holy water, fresh water, salt water, a virgin's tears, a monkey paw, hair taken off a pure white dog, a black stallion's hoof, and lots of metal objects dangling off of her.

"I'm not SCARED! And I'm definitely not superstitious!"

Eponine was still very amused by Estrelas' continuous objections to the very obvious truth. However, not wanting to make her friend feel bad, she took the mirror. "May I take this?"

Who knew, maybe the mirror could be used to reflect light for a rescue signal.

"Well then, that's good. Just the unknown," Eponine repeated dully. Maybe this mission wouldn't turn out interesting at all - which was a blessing after the hectic chase in China. Here, it was go, look, come back. Hopefully. "Let's get going then, shall we?" Despite her confident words, even all her acting skills couldn't keep the slightest tremor from her voice.

"Would it make you feel better if I took an item?" Sighing, Wraith reached towards the iron cross, which was the one easiest to grab.

"And I didn't necessarily say you were scared." A smile played about Wraith's lips, gone so fast that it would be hard to say it was there in the first place.

Getting into the boat, Wraith motioned the others to get in as well.

Okay. Superstitions were Officially Weird. Why would demons leave if they see an empty mirror? And why did demons have no reflections anyways? Eponine giggled at Estrelas. "No comment," she said as she jumped with abandon into the white boat, causing it to rock slightly.

The heat she loathed, but the smell of the sea she loved. It made her feel as if she was sailing far, far away from home. Bouncing up and down to try and get the boat rocking again, Eponine called to Shane, "Come on! Let's go!"

The sea was making her reckless.

Estrelas grinned as the boat lurched underneath her. "This is exactly like riding a burro!" she exclaimed happily and hopped up and down with Eponine. The heat was making her reckless too, as if she were invincible.

"Say....... Where are the oars?" she asked. "How do we paddle without oars?"

Shane enjoyed the slight breeze and the smell of the salt water. Except for the heat it felt a lot like home and it had him smiling while he gazed out at the horizon. It seemed too many things reminded him of home lately. Twasn't a good sign really, he'd have to work harder on blocking Ireland out. Yeah... boy-o, that's really gonna happen.

Glancing toward the wreckage he wondered what they'd find there and what they wouldn't find. Could it have been a run of the mill wreck? Sure, and that would suit a normal expedition, but looking toward his ship mates... well it was just easier to say he was expecting SOMETHING to happen at least. It'd be more interesting that way at least, not that he didnt' appreciate some solitude.

"Normally, yes. When I don't sleep, however, the ocean makes me want to... well, we really shouldn't discuss that now."

Wraith was not coming up with excuses. Well, he was, but they really shouldn't be discussing trivial things at the moment, he thought as their boat came upon the wreckage.

Stopping the motor, the boat rocked gently on the cerulean waves in silence as the wreckage came into view.

It seemed to just be a massive pile of rotten boards, stacked one on top of another, Wraith thought to himself. There was probably more wood that had managed to sink to the bottom, but nothing horribly interesting.