Ankyra Sound meanwhile, buster was waiting in the hallway.

Maude barked out a laugh at the boy's frown. Mebbe ye 'aven't been searchin' hard enough, lad. Famine or not, the sea still held its treasures, occasionally washing them onto shore. Experienced scavengers, such as she, would know that there was something to be found on the shore. 'ave ye ever lived by t'shore? The boy was definitely a land-lubber. His slightly rounded frame (still evident even in the famine) told Maude all she needed to know about him. He was soft. How and why the Cap'n let someone like him in was beyond her, but while he was here, he could at least learn to fend for himself.