"Nay, we done here!"
"Aye, sir!""And the Blackspice cost us two hundred fifty two thousand Ducats, sir, I have just finished. Once all the cargo is moved or loaded, we should be free to leave."30th Early Winter
Morning
Sebastias, Isle of Sebastias
You hear voices on the deck and you leave your cabin to investigate. Much to your surprise, then chagrin, the ship is still anchored at Sebastias. You approach the Gunner, the Surgeon and the First Mate.
"I'm telling you, they got mugged." The Gunner says, bemused.
"Probably just drunk in a ditch somewhere." The Surgeon replies, unconvinced, before they all notice you.
"What is the matter here? Why have we not left Sebastias yet? The sun's high up!" The First Mate grimaces.
"Captain, we're short of four men. Sailors Rowley, Mauro, Alentera and Soviao are missing.""How so? What have occured?"
"That we do not know.""They went drinking and sleeping on land, like others, but failed to return to the ship.""Mugged and knifed, I tell ye.""Again with the pessimism!""Enough. What have you done about this?"
"We've already sent two groups of sailors to go look and ask for them. Both groups have returned and they failed to find any trace of the missing men. Sebastias is a large colony, but even then, this is strange. We three were discussing what to do - and where the sailors might be - and hoped that this dilemma can be solved before you wake up, alas!"A) "Send more men to look for the stragglers. And prepare some whips! This sluggishness cannot be tolerated."
B) "We wait till noon, then we sail without them."
C) "If they failed to come back, then it is up for them to find their way back to Lusia. Lift anchor, set the sails! We leave right away!"