Mariner, having finished his meal, was about to tell Alexis Dolphus had left. However as he turned, sealing his faceplate again as he did, he discovered Dolphus was still in the cabin. Mariner had thought the boy would have grabbed some food and departed almost immediately.
Cursing himself for his unintentional rudeness Mariner walked over to the door. “Alright, by all means, enter.” He gestured inwards.
The carpenters looked up in shock at Ari. Taking in everything she said. They simply nodded and parted to allow her access to the keel. The main beam of the keel was snapped clean in two, splintered fragments of wood adorning both sides.
The head carpenter came over to Ari. “If joinery is your goal, I imagine we’ll want to remove the damaged section completely and bring in a new piece to join the separate halves. We’ll bring over the materials”