Valar Morghulis (gxg)

Catching Up

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^^Kareem^^

*Myra's Pov.*

After Marvin's death things calmed down quite a bit. I was finally able to relax and enjoy getting back into my routine which consisted of flying on Valyrion and spending time with my family. However, I knew I had to get back to work eventually. So after saying goodbye to my family I made my way over to the Kings Landing docks.

"Myra! Where the hell have you been? We haven't seen you for over a month. Last we knew the dragon queen snatched you away" Kareem exclaimed as I walked down the dock toward him.
"Yeah... sorry I'm not allowed to talk about it. Queen's orders" I lied not wanting to explain everything to him.

"You got some powerful friends eh?" Kareem spoke staring at me. I shrugged not wanting to reveal anything.
"So where is Abdul? I guess he'd want to see me" I asked trying to steer the conversation away from Daenerys and I.
"Oh....yeah. He's aboard the ship in his cabin. But he's kinda in a bad mood so I'd get out of there ASAP" Kareem warned before walking away silently. That was odd.

I walked down the creaking wooden stairs to find Abdul sitting at his desk with his head in his palms. Before I could speak I watched as he angrily grabbed and threw his cup of ale across the room. Kareem wasn't kidding when he said Abdul was in a mood.

"Abdul?" I called causing him to jump in surprise.
"Myra! Your back....Sorry you had to see that" he said standing up.
"That's alright. May I ask what's wrong?" I said.
"It's just... well.. things haven't been good for us lately. Many of our buyers have been canceling their shipments or not returning my ravens. I don't know what's wrong" Abdul explained with a sigh.

He looked exhausted, like he hadn't slept or eaten in a few days. "I'm sorry to hear that. Is there anything I can do to help?" I asked. "Unless you can convince all of them to do business with us again, probably not" he replied.
I looked around the cabin and I could tell this had been going on for a while. Bottles of ale were strewn about the place, and his bed was unkept with stains all over it. It also smelled quite bad - like rotten fish.

I wish there was something I could do. Then it hit me. "Would you and Kareem like to maybe come over for lunch? My mom is making some nice soup I'm sure you guys will love." It wasn't much, but it was the least I could do. Perhaps the energy would help them get back on their feet.
Abdul looked up at me and met my eyes. I could sense his hesitation and something else I couldn't quite place.

A few seconds passed before he spoke.
"Sure why not" he smiled. "Great I'll let my mom know you are coming. In the meantime is there anything you need me to do around here?" I asked.
"Well, since the shipments have been put on hold there isn't really much to do. I guess you could mop the deck of the ship?" Abdul said trying to clean up the mess on the floor. "Ok I'll get on that" I replied before nodding and making my way towards the door.

"Oh wait, Myra, one more thing. Tomorrow Kareem and I are going fishing. Would you like to come with us?" he asked looking at me expectantly.
"Umm, are you sure? I don't want to intrude" I said.
"Of course I'm sure. We would love it if you came with us" Abdul smiled.

"Alright then, I'll come."
"Great. We will head over for lunch in a bit Myra. Let me know when you are finished and we can head over."
I nodded and made my way upstairs.
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[Myra's House]

"Alright so how much would you two young men like? I made a lot" my mom laughed as she brought the pot of soup to the table.
I could see Kareem nearly salivating at the smell, while Abdul calmly picked up his spoon looking at the pot.
"Mom do you need me to get anything else?" Isabella asked entering the kitchen.