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A moment after Miyuki called Amalirahc's name, the tall, black boy appeared from the stern of the ship.

"Yeah?" he called back, running towards Miyuki. "Hey, you should put your stuff away, it's going to get pretty heavy if you carry it the whole day, rune or no rune!"

"I sure do!" Amalirahc beamed, clearly pleased that people had been directed to him. "Come on, this way - to the aftc's'le. Most of the supplies are stored below deck for now, but everyone is putting their personal stuff up there so that it's all together. It makes it easier to find your things later."

He motioned for the others to follow him. "This way."

Amalirahc led Miyuki and the others to the stern of the ship. There was a door that led to what normally would be the captain's cabin, but he ignored that and instead led them up a set of stairs to the aftcastle, the area above the cabin.

"Here's where we're all putting our personal stuff," he told them, pointing at the pile of bags. Weapons had been put in a different area, sorted by owner, so that they wouldn't get damaged or mixed up.

Earendil put his bag on the fringe of the collection. He wasn't worried about not finding his bag later; the bags were all different enough, after all.

Andarien put his chest down gently, then looked up at Amalirahc. "Do you think it's safe for me to let Ponyta out his Pokeball?" he asked hesitantly.

"As long as it doesn't mind that we're on water," Amalirahc shrugged. "Just keep it close to you so that it doesn't get in the way of anyone."

Andarien sighed with disappointment, but he didn't argue. He was concerned about how much time Ponyta was spending in its ball. It wasn't getting much stretching time, and almost no training at all.

Eon squeaked at Andarien, trying to comfort him, and nuzzled its cheek against Andarien's.

Aranxia stepped forward and put one hand on Andarien's shoulder. "Your Ponyta is still a baby, right?" she asked quietly, smiling gently.

Andarien looked up at Aranxia and nodded. Her smile widened slightly. "Well, babies need a lot of sleep. I'm sure it's appreciating all the time you're giving it to sleep right now. After all, that's when babies grow."

Andarien stared at her for a moment, after after a long, thoughtful pause, he smiled, too.

"Thanks," he murmured, relaxing. He reached up at stroked Eon's head affectionately. "Yeah, breakfast. C'mon."

He would have led the way to the galley, but he had no idea where it was - though thankfully he knew what it was, thanks to his studies with Shiro.

The galley was beneath the forecastle, in the bow of the ship, directly opposite the captain's quarters. It was very large, too, and there was plenty of room for anyone who was hungry.

Arwen was indeed preparing a large breakfast, though it was a simple one.

"Good morning," she greeted those who had just entered the galley. Timaeus and Alyse were already there with Jasmine and Brooke, and all four were already eating. "If it's food you want, I've got porridge or dried fruit. Or both. Not much choice, I know, but the good provisions have been packed away on one of the other caravels so we won't have access to it until we're on the Zephyr."

"I'll have both," Amalirahc said immediately, stepping forward and grabbing a bowl from the cupboard.

"Porridge for me," Andarien agreed. "Fruit for Eon and ... well ... just for Eon, I guess."

He looked crestfallen again, but he didn't say anything about it. He simply followed Amalirahc to get a bowl from the cupboard as well.