The boy fiddled with the book in his hands, blinking a few times as his eyes slowly started to stop seeing doubles. He noticed that watching the sea and listening to the sound of the wildlife from this kind of scenery helped him relax and recollect his thoughts. Considering that the pirate ship had been floating about the Nodia Sea for quite a while, the boy actually didn't have much of a choice. It was either look at the sea all around you, or lock yourself up in your cabin further inside the ship. At least the fresh air was welcome to try and heal the light-headedness he was feeling.
Mostly, reading the book was always an ordeal, since reading the magic runes inside was taxing on his very mind and soul. In big quantities, reading the mysterious magic inside the book could even be taxing enough to force him into a coma. Since the last runes hadn't been very helpful in guiding the ship anywhere, the boy had tried to push his limits a little and tried to more than just once a day. About three days down the line, he was starting to feel bigger side-effects that took longer to go away. With a sigh, he put his arms on the edge of the boat and rested his head on them, hoping it would help with the nausea.
"Been reading that book again, Joshua?"
Glancing to the side, Joshua gave a look at the man who decided to keep him company, leaning against the boat from his elbow. "Shouldn't you be driving the ship, Adair?" Joshua called out to the carefree boy next to him, but instead of getting sheepishness, he got a happy, satisfied grin from the other.
"Nah," Adair replied as he waved his hand dismissively. "Sedna was dying to try it, so I'm letting her control the wheel while I take a break," the captain explained, running a hand through his black hair and enjoying the breeze that was passing by.
But instead of giving the captain a dismissive look, Joshua actually raised an eyebrow. "You do understand Sedna has the ability to destroy your ship, don't you?"
"Pfft, are you kidding?" Adair answered with a laugh and a nonchalant voice. "All there is is water and more water all around us. Unless she's so incompetent as to force the ship to turn around belly-up, we'll be just fine. Besides, we don't have any specific direction yet, right?"
"You're underestimating her ability to put people's lives in jeopardy," Joshua argued, but again, his words were met with a grin, and the boy could only guess that the captain wouldn't be convinced otherwise.