“You’ve worked well and hard. Others would have complained the entire time, but you just put your head down and got the work done. The captain may not always show it, but he appreciates your efforts. Go ahead and get cleaned up. You have the facility to yourself. I’ll see if I can procure a set of clean clothes in your size from one of the dead’s belongings. That way you can rinse the day’s clothing as you bathe and start the next day fresh while the damp ones dry.” “Thank you, Marban, I don’t know what to say.” “Say? There is nothing to say. You have performed well, and on the Rixana, those
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Carrot, stick & stockholm syndrome (yes I know that's been disproven but works for a stop gap description.)
