"Celestia, I hope not," the Griffon mused, when Kali mentioned an abundance of predators. "This is the closest thing I've had to a vacation in 10 years..."

As for the saurian, Rosie had heard the spiel the day before, when they first met, but couldn't help but smile at how he described himself. Greatest pirate [i]and[/i] greatest eater, and at least it was hard to argue with the latter. She had heard from Posey (the white unicorn from earlier) that he could eat mountains of sweets all by himself, and often did! Equestria's greatest pirate, though? Probably not. He was a skilled sailor, no doubt, but piracy was very rare in the modern age. Besides, if he [i]was[/i] an actual pirate, there was no way the Princess would allow him to join the Explorer's League. Still, Armand was an interesting figure, and the Griffon believed she'd be able to respect his authority.

"You remember me, of course, Captain. Commander Red, from the Guard? We met yesterday, and discussed who would be in command during the journey... Anyway, this lovely young mare here is Kali, expert on all things vicious and bloodthirsty. Heh, we need to be careful, or she'll start studying us, eh? I saw a few other ponies that match the descriptions of our Explorers while I was looking for my breakfast, so be ready to greet them, I guess. Now, if you'll both excuse me, I need to finish said breakfast." Scooping up the half-eaten fish in her talons once more, Rosie flew up and over the various ships, back towards the shore of the Bay, trying to find a more private place to dig in. Absentmindedly, while searching, she noticed a lone Deer, standing on the path to the docks and looking very unsure of himself. Careful to put the fish down out of sight, and clean herself off a little more fully, the Griffon approached the Deer on foot. He matched the description of their one cervid crewmember, with a scar on one side of his face and a red headband not unlike her own purple one, so she decided to be helpful.

"Greetings, my young friend," she called out, keeping a respectful distance. She realized suddenly that the scar had a very familiar shape: it was caused by the claw of a [i]Griffon[/i]. This Deer had fought her kind... And probably wouldn't appreciate friendly conversation with one. Still, if he was an Explorer, they'd have to settle their differences soon enough, so after pausing for a moment, she pressed on. "I am Commander Red, with the Explorer's League, and you look like the Deer who is supposed to be joining us here today. If you [i]are[/i] Swifthoof, the ship in down in this direction." Rosie pointed with one claw down the shore, to the docks. "I can take you there, if you like."