Ruby had her tickets to Turkmenbashi, though it was more of a letter of intent than anything that resembled a ticket. The owners and captain of the Night Princess agreed to transport Ruby's cargo from Baku to Turkmenbashi on the soonest available sailing to that port. No mention of price was included, or the fact that six passengers were going with the cargo. It appeared that passengers weren't a huge interest to the ferry owners and they'd be travelling at their own risk.
"It's translated into Portuguese on the back." Sarah had pointed out.
They had no idea why, the Portuguese version on the back would have to remain another mystery about Ferry travel on the Caspian Sea. Jalil had become a regular visitor, though Ruby suspected he appreciated the restaurant meals more than the company of her and her oddball friends. It was Jalil who'd suggested that Ruby visited the ship they'd be travelling on.
"Introduce yourself to the captain; get a feel for the vessel. He'll be there on Wednesday afternoon." Jalil had suggested.
Ruby had taken Spider and Sarah and they'd driven there in the Audi that Sarah loved. The ferry terminal was less a terminal and more a series of old and untidy docks with no signposting of any kind. Ruby had Kallina's memories, but she still had Spider drive down two wrong roads, before finding where the Night Princess was tied up. Spider parked as close to the nearest walkway onto the ship that he could see.
"It's a bit squalid, are you sure this is our ship ?" Asked Sarah.
"I'm afraid it is." Answered Ruby.
