Cum Sail Away

The remainder of the night had not gone well, nor had the following morning. Glenn continued to be **** to be present for your departure, and so it had been left up to Kharn and Rhian to see you two off as you departed on a ferry boat down the Hobertson river to the coast. The elder orc managed to keep his bearings through the departure, making Glenn's refusal even more frustrating for you. You'd known each other for less than a month, and he had already become this attached. You'd been fuming nearly the way down to Grirkraz, before Gilzra finally approached the subject.

"He's not coming, you know" She said, breaking the long silence

"What do you mean?" You asked, slightly perturbed

"Glenn, obviously. You keep looking back towards Letia, as if he's going to come racing down in a canoe after you."

"I know" You nodded gently "Frankly, I don't want him to at this point."

"Nah, that don't like the Demetria I know. You can admit it, you were falling for him, and who can blame you? He was a sweet guy."

"A sweet guy that was getting way ahead of himself, and couldn't see beyond his own desires. He couldn't even say goodbye. Fuck him."

Your expletive surprised your mom for a brief moment, but she took it in stride "I'm sure it hurts right now. I think in time you'll come to miss him and his company."

"I doubt it."

"Than take it from your dear ole mom who's been around the block a few times. There's not a lot of men like him and Kharn who are willing to be around women like us."

You groaned out "Mom, I really don't want or need to know about your sex life. I feel like we know too much about each other's as it is."

"I'm just saying, Kharn could take as well as he gave, and that's not something you can say for most guys."

"Mom!" You shouted out, getting the attention of the ferry driver and your fellow passengers. Although your volume shrank, your tone didn't "Seriously!?"

"Hey, if you're over him, you're over him. More power to you even, with where we're going and everything."

You groaned slightly. You were beginning to understand how Rhian must have felt. And yet, you couldn't help but ask "What do you mean by that?"

"Well, the numbers are going to be in our favor as we head east to Linthalia, and the Maiden Queen's kingdom does things differently. I've heard it's something in the water. Either it makes everyone there more attractive, or you just start to think everyone is more attractive there."

You let out a slight laugh as sarcasm creeps out of your lips. "Sounds like a perfect place for a farming community, especially for a rogue and her holy cleric daughter."

"I know" Gilzra sat beside you "I'm sure this is going to look, sound, and feel very different for both of us, but that's how we grow, and I think this will be good for both of us."

"You're right" You sighed as you leaned forward to give her a hug "I'm sorry for my attitude. I'm sure it seems like I don't want to do this, or that I'm not thankful. I do, and I am, I just"

"Wish you had his blessing." Gilzra jumped ahead of you, and you nodded quietly.

"I've been there too. It hurts more when it's your parents, but that's for a different day. Come on" She said as she stood up, grabbing bags. The ferry had pulled into its stop in the port city of Grirkraz, with much larger ships. You followed suit, trying to not get distracted seeing the strong human, orc, dwarvish, and even elvish men working the docks. A few even worked shirtless. You managed to keep yourself on track enough to follow Gilzra aboard the passenger ship Barrish