Who Am I?

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Thorn lent over the side of the Heron and peered at the girl in the water. As she lay on the wooden plank she looked oddly peaceful.
Sting returned with Edvin, who on first glance at her instantly reacted.
" We need bandages, blankets and fresh water, Stig we need Ingvar's long arms to reach her!" Edvin listed.
Stig nodded and raced off to wake the sleeping Ingvar who then proceeded to wake the whole crew. Ingvar was led blindly over to where she lay off the side of the ship. He lent down and wrapped his arms around her arms and pulled her up and over the side. The girl was very light and he easily hefted her on to the deck.
" What happened?" Hal inquired in exasperation.
" No clue, she was just drifting there! She was probably from the shipwreck we saw earlier," Thorn deducted.
Edvin was wrapping up a bad wound on her arm when she shuddered. The mysterious girl sat in up in a lightning fat reaction, causing Edvin to stumble over. She coughed violently, expelling the sea water from her lungs. Her eyes were wide in fear.
" Hush, hush now it's okay! We are friends," Lydia said, crouching in front of her and speaking soothingly.
The girl scrambled backwards, away from them, eyes still wide in surprise and fear.
" What's your name?" Jesper asked curiously.
" I, I think my name is.......Alexandria," she mumbled before her eyes rolled back in her head and she slumped to the deck again.
Edvin rushed forward and noticed the wound in her head.
" Probable concussion, maybe memory loss, I don't know," Edvin concluded.

The rest of the crew was just staring at Alexandria is surprise, not really sure what to do. Who was this? Was she from the shipwreck? Was she from Toscana? Or Araluen? WHO WAS SHE?!
" Okay everyone, get back to bed!" Hal ordered.
Everyone awkwardly walked back to their sleeping places except for Edvin who carried the small girl in her tattered black dress to the sleeping area with them.

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