Tyra returned to her new watch tower and home. The excitement from the last day or so was a bit too much for her. It was time for a bit of solitude. That was one of the main reasons she built the tower. A new day was going to start soon. Tyra couldn't wait to watch the sun rise over the horizon.
Her eyesight was exceptional no matter what time of day it was. It was part of her ability, and it was the number one reason the tower was constructed. She could see everything around the island. Even though it was large nothing escaped her sight. Her gays turned to the flagship which was soon to be jettisoned from its dry dock and moved to the main harbor. Of course they had to build a dock big enough for it. So, it most likely wouldn't be moved to the harbor immediately. A temporary dock was built near the dry dock to moor the ship until its permanent dock was built.
Tyra was able to hear a bit of the conversation between Alexandria and Hugo. However, she had not yet heard what Alexandria's final decision for the name of the new flagship would be. All she knew for certain was that Alexandria should be returning to Hugo soon since she had to first go visit Veronica's cave and give her determination on whether or not to allow Veronica to claim it as her own. She was excited to hopefully be one of the first to hear the new name. Of course, she couldn't hear Veronica and Alexandria talking in the cave due to the water. Even though her ability was amazing, and it heightened her eyesight, her hearing, her sense of smell it did have limits and white noise especially water could interfere with what she was able to hear from certain distances.
At the moment all that she could hear was the wind and the waves. It was going to be a quiet start to the sunrise. She was keeping her ears open for when Alexandria would return to Hugo. The only reason she could hear in that direction was because there was nothing obstructing her abilities. It shouldn't take her long to finish attending to Veronica's request. After that the captain should make her way towards Hugo hopefully with a name for the flagship.
Alexandria had started to walk back to the dry dock. Veronica decided to stay inside for a little longer just to work on her meditation. Alexandria was going to go straight to Hugo in order to give him the name that she had come up with. Enough time should have passed that he should be ready to jettison the ship into deeper water. She could also feel the sunrise coming. There were no colors yet however she had stayed inside a cell in the facility long enough to know when the sun was about to rise since it only came through one window.
Wings flapped above her as V glided down and landed on her shoulder. “You've so greedy when it comes to my shoulder. Did you find anything interesting out there?” Alexandria knew full well V couldn't answer her unless she was in vulture form that is. Of course, there were times where Alexandria could understand what she was saying. It was more like a gut feeling than a language understanding, however.
V tilted her head to the side giving Alexandria a puzzling look. She held that pose for a bit and then looked straightforward again. Alexandria figured out that if there was Danger V would make noise. However, at the moment she was quiet so hopefully that meant wherever she went there weren't any enemies. Of course, with Tyra's tower having successfully been built if there was anything around the island, she would have sounded the alarm.
Alexandria raised her hand and petted V a few times on the head. At first, she didn't much like having a vulture as a pet however V did grow on her. She let out a playful giggle and continued to make their way towards Hugo and the dry dock.
Even though V didn't see anything while she was flying. Alexandria was not so foolish as to think nobody was going to attack them. They did a good job of setting traps and making the harbor area difficult to enter. Construction of water walls was being done to make it even harder. Of course, right now the way the currents in shallows moved around their Harbor made it difficult for people unfamiliar with the area to just sail right up. The only reason Fina's group was able to make it into the harbor safely was because she had traveled these waters before.
She took in a deep breath feeling the slight change in temperature all around her. The sunrise was imminent, and Hugo was coming into view. Alexandria smiled, waving her hand in the air as she spoke. “I have good news for your Hugo. I figured out a name for the flagship.”
Hugo turned around reciprocating Alexandria with a wave of his own. He was excited and couldn't wait to hear what she had chosen. “That is wonderful news. Were you waiting for the sunrise just to give me the name or is this just fate?”
Alexandria let out a playful giggle as V stretched her wings repositioning herself on Alexandria's shoulder. “I did want to tell you at sunrise however if I had not yet figured out a name you would have had to wait. So, you can call it whatever you want. Are all the preparations finished?” She was glad he was so excited. It wasn't everyday a ship this massive was created. Hopefully the ship's presence was more than enough to get their enemies to surrender. Of course that didn't mean they would live; it would just make things easier for Crimson Judgment not to take any losses.
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Hugo was ecstatic. It had been a while since he had created a ship this magnificent. Of course, this ship had much more of a sentimental value than any other ones he had helped build. “All preparations are complete. Do you want to wait to jettison the ship until everyone is around to watch? I'm honored to be the first person to hear the name of the ship, however, don't you think you would help boost morale if everyone was around when your new flagship is named and put out to sea?” Even though he couldn't take back what he said Hugo wondered if it was a bit much for him to question Alexandria like that.
Alexandria raised an eyebrow to Hugo's questions. He wasn't wrong since it would be a great boost to morale. However, she wanted to properly unveil the ship to everyone when its dock along with the water wall was finished. She let out a small sigh as she looked in Hugo's direction. “You do make a good point. However, at the moment we don't need a spectacle. Once the other aspects of the harbor are built, we can unveil Promised Retribution to the island along with the rest of the crew.”
Hugo's eyes widened even though Alexandria had said a lot in that statement; the only thing he heard was the new name of the flagship. “That is a truly splendid name. It is not often you hear ships with names that are more than one word. Most of the time captains want to strike fear into people's hearts when the name of the ship is said aloud. However, the name you have chosen would make people think more than fear.” He was glad that she had come up with the name so quickly. Now all he had to do was create the nameplate. That would be something they would unveil when the flagship's dock was finished.
“I'm glad you approve of the name. It is also nice to hear that it is uncommon. Crimson Judgment will strive to break the norms of this world. Everyone will understand exactly the future we are striving for.” Alexandria looked up as the sun started to peak over the horizon. She wondered if Tyra had heard the name of the flagship. Of course, if she was in her tower keeping watch there was no doubt in Alexandria's mind that she knew exactly what was said.
Tyra's ears perked up in the name echoed inside her head. “Well now Promised Retribution is an interesting choice. I wonder if she was taking into consideration how the name could be perceived. I will keep it to myself for now. I'm sure she thought of the name while with Veronica and now that Hugo knows there is no need for anyone else to find out until the unveiling ceremony. I will make sure it is kept a secret.” She let out a soft chuckle doing a full sweep around the area as the glow of the sunrise lit up the entire surface of the water. It was as if millions of small precious stones floated just on the surface. The sunrise had always been her favorite thing to watch when she was alone on her own island. Now that she was seeing it as part of a group it was all the more magnificent. She decided to take a little bit of a break and stop listening in on different conversations. When all was said and done all she needed to focus on now was watching the surrounding area. It was only a matter of time before they were attacked. No one was going to surprise them, not on her watch.
Hugo gave Alexandria a small smirk. It was time for Promised Retribution to be let out onto the water. “With your permission Alexandria. Can we launch the ship from the dry dock now?” Hugo was more than ready to do this however now that the flagship had a name it was no longer his job to give orders unless he was given command.
Alexandria could see the anticipation in Hugo's eyes. A soft giggle escaped her lips as V slapped her wings a bit and let out a screeching sound. Alexandria reached her hand up and petted V on the head just trying to keep her calm. “Go ahead and launch the ship from the dry dock. Once you have Promised Retribution moored, I want you to go and help the other workers finish the water walls and the dock for the flagship. Is there any way to cover the flagship for now?” She knew that was a huge thing to ask since even with a cover people would know what it was. However, it would be nice to at least keep its design a secret before the unveiling.
Hugo thought for a moment since it was a massive ship. He didn't believe they had any piece of cloth or tarp that could hide it. “We don't have anything that massive. The best we could do is possibly conceal it with a mist. However, to do that we would need someone with a water or fire ability and the only person on the island that I can think of is Isa. I don't think we could ask her to do this without informing her of the ship. We could construct a wall around it however that would take time away from the water wall for the harbor and the dock for the ship itself.” He paused, realizing he had been talking too much. He rubbed the back of his head for a moment allowing Alexandria some time to actually respond.
“I figured it might be difficult. How about for now just launch the ship into the water and keep everyone away from the area. I want you to continue with my orders of going to the harbor and finishing the water wall and the dock construction. I will take care of a means of concealing the ship. Is it ready to launch?” Alexandria was either going to ask Judy for help since that was her wife and she couldn't keep much from her. There was also the option of asking Veronica since she had enough strength to pick up stones and the like to build a temporary wall that could serve as concealment. Of course these were matters for later on.
Hugo nodded, raising his hand in the air and speaking with a loud voice. “Prepare to launch Promised Retribution into the water!” Hugo's men thrust their fists into the air yelling in unison as they removed the bracers, and the flagship slid into the open water.
They worked quickly to moor the ship to a makeshift dock they created. Everything was falling into place, and it wouldn't be long before Crimson Judgment was back out on the open water taking out anyone and everyone that would oppose them.