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Chapter 48 by uthervierdragon uthervierdragon

The Bored Overseer is ready to mark more Cargo at your command

Have the Cargo transported back to your Ship

{if Hold > 0} The selection will not fill the Demeter’s hold, but you are done for now and give the signal to the Bored Overseer. {else} You pace the warehouse, eyeing all the containers marked in chalk. It will be a tight fit, and you already try to recall all the nooks and crannies where a small barrel could be stored in a pinch. The Bored Overseer, having made similar calculations, is ready at your sign. {endif}

He, or your patron’s generosity, provides the manpower to move misshapen barrels and sundry. They are Guild members – slow, meticulous and reliable as the tide.

You spent quite some time overseeing the transport

{if The Passage of Time > 95} Your Time in Barenhaven is running out {elseif The Passage of Time > 80} Your Time in Barenhaven is coming to a close {elseif The Passage of Time > 60} You have some Time left in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 50} Your Time in Barenhaven is half-way over {elseif The Passage of Time > 30} You have quite some Time left to spend in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 15} You have a lot of Time left to spend in Barenhaven {elseif The Passage of Time > 5} Your Time in Barehaven has just begun {else} You are now spending Time in Barenhaven {endif}

{if Hold > 3} The Demeter’s deck has not lowered much, the buoyant beast swimming nimble and hungry for more cargo. You still walk the hold to count your meagre riches and to plan your next steps. {else} The gangplank sways less with the Demeter’s deck lowered to quayside height, with the ship laying as heavy as a sated beast. You again walk the hold, marvelling at the stacked riches, at the lure of future commerce.{endif} The Longshoremen did acceptable work, no breakage and only a few loose ropes, an oversight you fix in passing.

The Night has fallen but the Work continues

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