Stavanger Bay rows of houses sound asleep

He's a charmer, she thought appreciatively as he commented on her name, and she returned with an appreciative, light hum.  "It does, doesn't it?" She'd always loved her name, and wasn't keen on losing it, though she knew now that was the custom.  Likely one she'd try to avoid.

"I do, though that isn't how I got the job.  Felt I deserved it, so I challenged his pick."  She didn't mention the real reasoning, or the fallout... water under the bridge.  "Never been much good at falling in line."  At this she glanced a little devilishly, a smirk that showed no remorse for that fact.  She quite liked her forwardness and had no desire to change it anytime soon. "You said you were a seafarer... born and raised?"

 They would continue to chat for a time as she showed him some of the territory, sharing bits of experience companiably.