Colin deliberately wore his Field Staff Seal Ring where it would be easily noticed, then walked over to a cargo ship that looked ready to set sail.
The ship had three masts, making it a medium-sized merchant vessel.
"Hey, sirs! We're looking for passage to Holy Tear City. Are you headed that way?" Colin shouted up to the deck.
A few sailors, busy loosening the mooring ropes, saw him and loudly called for their captain.
The ship's captain was a large, dark-skinned man with southern features, wearing a trench coat and a leather hat. He glanced at Colin and asked, "How many of you are there?"
"Five people and a horse." Colin gestured to the others behind him.
The moment the captain saw the rest of the group, he fell silent and swallowed hard. He was clearly reluctant.
