Opavia vl.2

6.

kierra watched in confusion as kendrick returned from the ship. laurence followed on a cloud trailed by baltay and marco. skylar leapt down first and sighed.

"well?" kierra tempted.

"kendrick went and got himself a girlfriend and now she's lovesick." she snapped irritably.

"so what about the red cloud?" naomi pointed to laurence as he twitched. kierra's eyes narrowed, kendrick sighing.

"what happened?" oboiye hummed.

"i need to make a stop."

"a stop?!" kierra cried.

"it'll be quick. just a quic-"

"no!" she interrupted. "we don't have times for stops! we need to get to ace!" she insisted.

"the stop is on the way, i need to set something right with laurence's sister and-"

"who the hell is laurence?!" kierra started to talk over him, oboiye balling his fist irritably.

"who do you think i brought to my ship?! you're not even listening at this p-"

"shut up!" oboiye huffed. "both of you. kendrick, explain where we're going and why."

kendrick blinked. "laurence" he pointed to the man on the red cloud. "has a sister who met me a few months ago. but i left with ma to return to the sky island. and i guess that broke her heart and she's fallen ill. so i want to fix things and make it right." he turned to kierra. "can you please help him? his hands got wounded in our battle."

kierra looked past him to laurence who flinched at her gaze. she moved forward, naomi and skylar following to help.

"who is this woman?" oboiye whispered to kendrick. he closed his eyes and sighed.

"i don't know." oboiye turned at the answer and leapt up onto the post. kierra looked up from where she was healing his hand, skylar wrapping the other.

"we're going to be making a quick stop at divine island." he announced. "it's on the way to marinford so it shouldn't be too much of a detour, but we all need to remain careful. when we get to the island, kendrick and I will have to step out for a minute but kierra and royal guards will remain at the ship."

"oboiye." a man stepped forward hesitantly. "why are we stopping if it isn't too much to know?"

"kendrick has an old friend he needs to see." he glanced at his brother who's ears seemed to pin.

laurence sat up as the water opavian circled the water for the ship to turn.

"find the current!" one of the women yelled encouragingly, laurence awing as the opavians moved. kendrick stood on a cloud, blowing wind into the sail.

laurence attempted to get off the cloud, kierra poking a point on his neck. his body went limp on the deck, staring up in a panic as she rose.

"we don't need him mobile, wondering this ship. he is a newcomer, we can't trust him." she explained.

"baltay!" naomi called. "come watch over red cloud for us."

"i have a name." laurence murmured. the three girls turned and looked down on him, skylar raising her foot. she slammed it down, stopping just above his head as he gritted his teeth in fear.

"what a punk." naomi scoffed.

"leave him be." kendrick warned, skylar placing her foot down on the ground.

she brushed past kendrick without a glance at him, kendrick staring after her.

"what's her problem?" he whispered, baltay scoffing.