it was early in the morning, though that was normal for you, you were normally one of the first people to wake up amongst the crew, so you get dressed, and head to the upper deck to look at the view.

the sun was just rising, so it was rather beautiful, and you could see the land not too far from you, though still maybe half an hour away so enough time for your captain to wake up on his own.

looking out into the ocean you would eventually see a small skerry not far from the ship while passing by, but what surprised you was that there was a skeleton there, his lower half was in the water so you couldn't really see his full body, so you assumed he was just an average member of the monster race, but what was he doing so far out sea? He seemed to be looking at you with a look that could be described as affectionate