There was a sinking feeling in Val's heart as he walked towards the freighter he saw earlier when shortly after he saw Crucibellian vessels. He had no love for the Crucible Empire in fact the only feelings he had towards the bastards was hatred. He saw mothers take their children off the streets and practically drag them into their homes and agreed with their response. There was no knowing what terrible things might happen if anyone happened to be in the way of a Crucibellian soldier. He felt himself picking up his pace as he left the area the town was in to see the forest and sighed. [b]"This is going to be rough."[/b]

He looked at his cases and his luggage. Moving was rough enough, but dragging his luggage through the forest floor was going to be unpleasant. [b]"The things I do for my wanderlust."[/b] He steadily shook his head before trekking forward.

He heard the snap of a twig and spotted an older man that he didn't recognize that he assumed was from the crashed ship. The man also seemed to be on a mission, so Val didn't interrupt his business. He suspected any questions he had would best be answered at the ship and continued onward to the vessel itself. The boat was a beauty although the way it had crashed left him a little worried. Something must have been wrong with it for it to crash here. He decided to test his luck by calling up to the ship. [b]"Ahoy!"[/b] He waited for any response before continuing. [b]"How flight-worthy is your freighter? Do you happen to be taking on passengers?"[/b] He didn't expect the greatest of response, but right now he would take anything.