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'''Salay''' is the helmswoman of the ''[[Crow's Song]]'' on [[Lumar]].{{book ref|tress|15}}

 

 

== Attributes and Abilities ==

Salay is an expert helmswoman. Her duties include sailing the ship on the spore seas, charting the distances traveled and avoiding storms as well as possible. The helmswoman also traditionally engages the captain of a captured ship.{{book ref|tress|27}} Salay also feels responsible for the welfare of her crewmates in her role as helmswoman.{{book ref|tress|21}} As helmswoman, Salay safely navigates the Crow's Song through battles on the [[Emerald Sea]],{{book ref|tress|27}}, storms on the Crimson Sea{{book ref|tress|44}}, and through the maze of rocks surrounding the [[Sorceress's island]] in the Midnight Sea.{{book ref|tress|63}}

 

 

When Tress returns, she gives Salay an envelope with a letter from Xisis, which reveals that Salay's father is currently in [[Filistrate City]].{{book ref|tress|53}} This gives Salay new hope and purpose.{{book ref|tress|58}} She helps install Tress as the new captain of the Crow's Song. Tress is determined to rescue [[Charlie]] from the [[Riina|Sorceress]], and so Salay sails the ship to the border of the Midnight Sea, where they drop anchor.{{book ref|tress|57}} On the way there, Salay alerts Tress that they had caught [[Hoid]] throwing supplies overboard on [[Huck]]'s orders.{{book ref|tress|56}} Salay tries to convince Tress not to go alone onto the Midnight Sea, but is unsuccessful.{{book ref|tress|58}} Once Tress does not return, she and the crew decide to sail to the Sorceress's island to rescue Tress.{{book ref|tress|62}} After being alerted to the dangerous rocks near the island by Tress, Salay is able to safely sail around the rocks by observing the flow of the spores around the rocks.{{book ref|tress|63}} She, Fort, and Ann bring Hoid to the [[Sorceress's tower]], where they are able to help save Tress and Charlie and to force the Sorceress to leave Lumar.{{book ref|tress|64}} After sailing out of the Midnight Sea, the crew sells the Crow's Song and buys a newer, larger ship - the [[Two Cups]]. They also find Salay's father, who becomes the assistant helmsman on the ship. Over the next few years, the crew of the Two Cups, including Salay, become quite wealthy due to their ability to trade through the Crimson and Midnight Seas.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}

 

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