Astounding Discovery: Day 9

Word Count: 54,022

Summary of Events:
Chapter 17:
Adaire talked some more with Donnchádh and learned that the people of O'Enne didn't use money — which was rather difficult to comprehend. Saoirse helped care for the orphaned lamb and decided to give him a name.
Chapter 18:
Adaire and Donnchádh talked again, with Adaire telling Donnchádh about the voyage before Donnchádh's wife brought them in some lunch. Saoirse perused the latest travelling market to come to Castleorghlynne and ended up getting a bell for the lamb too.

Excerpt of the Day:
""Not many do," Donnchádh said. "And especially not in the kind'a gale we had; it was one of the Shírks."
"Shírks?" Adaire asked.
"We call 'em that because they're those rough storms comin' from the east that bash ships against the Shírkeí Reíf until they're fiddlesticks," Donnchádh replied. "If it wouldn't have been a Shírk then ye would'a possibly held on, but it was a Shírk, and one of the most savage Shírks I've seen in a lot'a years, which didn't really help ye. But if your captain would have listened t'ye, I'm sure you're right, ye all would have had your lives, not just ye."
"And their blood is on his hands too," Adaire said. "He led the fleet like sheep to the slaughter, even the hands on his ships were mercilessly murdered by his choice. My blood would've been on his hands too, except for the fact that I'm still alive."
"Well then I'd say fair justice has been done him," Donnchádh said. "God judged him a ruthless and greedy man, and gave him the end he deserved for his brutality."
"If I wouldn't have woken and broken out of my quarters I would've had no way out," Adaire said. "Although it seems pointless that I delayed the deaths of the hands."
"What d'ye mean?" Donnchádh asked.
"When we ran aground they were going to head out in the lifeboats, but I convinced them to stay until the ship began to break up," Adaire replied. "It didn't really do anything."
"It's not worth worryin' about, though," Donnchádh said. "That's past, it cannot be changed — unfortunate though 'tis — and we're just goin' t'have t'move on forward from it."
"I guess the good part is that I'm still alive," Adaire said. "And once I'm better then I can head back home and show my parents I'm still alive, and then take over the Company when my father passes."
"And bein's the safest route from O'Enne to Beldonersteine is round south ways ye yourself would technically circumnavigate Ureonaiea — even if it wasn't all on the same ship or with the same fleet," Donnchádh said.
"True," Adaire agreed.
Adaire turned at the sight of Caoilfíonne in the doorway holding a tray full of food.
"I was wonderin' if ye two had a hunger for somethin'," Caoilfíonne said.
"He's a young lad, 'course he'll be wantin' t'eat," Donnchádh said. "And if ye made it, 'couse I'm goin' t'eat it."
Caoilfíonne stepped into the room and gave them each a plateful of food. Adaire took up the utensils and started eating, Donnchádh sat in silence, his eyes closed, for a few moments before following suit, as did Caoilfíonne, who'd brought her own food in as well.
The whole idea of leaving seemed to disturb Adaire, though; not as much as his talk with Donnchádh the other day — which he was determinedly not thinking about — but it still disturbed him, and he honestly wasn't even sure why."

Shírk(s): sheerk(s)
Caoilfíonne: kaylfeeon'