Frankly, this whole situation was ridiculous and maybe his brother would never look at him the same or never let him live it down later, but Evander still had some time in the amnesty hour of mockery, so he was choosing not to think about it for the time being.
There was enough to be preoccupied with, anyway, even on a boat of this size, and Evander couldn’t even imagine how much there must be to do on a ship like the one Alfred captained, but one thing at a time. The speed. Until he liked the speed? Evander was a true tortoise of a human being, anti-speed in all regards, but he had let out the sail too much already for that to hold here, so here they were going at a decent clip – what was this, knots? — and there was a strong breeze on his face and...
Well, this was – still terrible and he still hated it and it was by no means an enviable career in any regard, and he still thought it was a ludicrous activity for pleasure but – “Is this sailing, then?” Evander murmured, almost forgetting not to sound too gleeful about it. “Alfred, am I sailing?”
There was enough to be preoccupied with, anyway, even on a boat of this size, and Evander couldn’t even imagine how much there must be to do on a ship like the one Alfred captained, but one thing at a time. The speed. Until he liked the speed? Evander was a true tortoise of a human being, anti-speed in all regards, but he had let out the sail too much already for that to hold here, so here they were going at a decent clip – what was this, knots? — and there was a strong breeze on his face and...
Well, this was – still terrible and he still hated it and it was by no means an enviable career in any regard, and he still thought it was a ludicrous activity for pleasure but – “Is this sailing, then?” Evander murmured, almost forgetting not to sound too gleeful about it. “Alfred, am I sailing?”
