Life at sea is far less interesting than imagined.
Colin deeply understands this.
Today is the third day after the Black Crow set sail.
Through his Uncle Paddy's connections, he came aboard as an apprentice sailor, thinking it would be just like the Minstrel's tales of battling raging waves, singing heartily on nights filled with the scent of wine and food, and fighting pirates with a pointed knife in hand.
But in reality, for three whole days, all that awaited him were seemingly endless tasks that never seemed to be done.
Repairing ropes, pulling sails, cleaning the deck, pumping water and sealing leaks...
The intense workload makes Colin feel that there were times when he returned to the grass mat squeezed into a crevice in the cargo hold to rest, he would pass out from exhaustion.
Just like the experience that dispelled his desire to be an "adventurer," when he had a close encounter with a goblin.
