"Why are all of you huddled together here?" Charles asked as he stood at the entrance to the mess hall, his calm gaze on the crew assembled inside.0

The crew exchanged glances, but no one stepped forward to answer immediately.0

Eventually, it was Dipp who broke the silence. With excitement on his face, he chirped, "Oh, it's nothing serious, Captain. We were just waiting for our meals and were just killing time by listening to Feuerbach share tales of his hometown.0

"You wouldn't believe it, Captain. This fellow actually had two wives back home and three more on Hope Island! That's five in total!"0

Dipp then shot a playful look at Feuerbach, breaking the ice among the crew. Laughter...0