Difference between revisions of "Salay"

Salay, like [[Fort]], is from the [[Islands of Lobu]] in the Sapphire Sea.{{book ref|tress|15}} After [[Salay's father|her father]] got in debt, she promised him she would pay off his debts by working as a helmswoman. However, before she returned to pay off his debts, he was pressed into labor by the king's collectors. They left him in an unknown debtor's prison. Passing royal ships who needed crewmembers pressed him into their crews, leaving him in other prisons after they no longer needed him. Salay kept sailing to try to find him.{{book ref|tress|45}}

 

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Captain Crow convinced Salay and the crew of the ''Crow's Song'' to become pirates as an alternative to fighting in the king's war.{{book ref|tress|17}} Salay chose to remain on the ship as a pirate to continue to sail, both because of a love of sailing and in hopes of finding her father.{{book ref|tress|21}} Shortly after becoming pirates, Salay and the crew are forced to become [[deadrunners]] after killing the crew of the ''[[Oot's Dream]]'' through Laggert and Crow's machinations. Salay tries to prevent further killing - she stops Crow from killing the crew of a captured merchant ship{{book ref|tress|27}} and agrees to sail the Crimson Sea to avoid raiding more ships.{{book ref|tress|31}} Salay comes to believe Tress is a [[King's Mask]] and invites her to a secret meeting with Ann and [[Fort]] to discuss how they plan to react to Captain Crow's actions.{{book ref|tress|30}} Once on the Crimson Sea, Salay manages to navigate through a storm, keeping all of the crew except [[Pakson]] alive.{{book ref|tress|44}} However, a second storm comes on the crew when the sea is stilled, and Salay is unable to do anything to save them. Through quick thinking, Tress is able to save the ship by growing verdant vines to lift the ship above the crimson spikes until the storm passes.{{book ref|tress|48}} Shortly after this, Ann, Salay, Fort, and Tress meet to plan how to mutiny against Captain Crow. Crow, however, spies on the meeting with [[Midnight Essence]]. She sends [[Laggart]] to bring them to the deck at gunpoint. Laggert shoots Salay in the thigh and then has Ann and Fort bring her up to the deck. Crow challenges the four to a duel and handily defeats them, stepping on Salay's wounded leg in the process.{{book ref|tress|50}} When Crow takes Tress to the lair of the dragon [[Xisis]], [[Ulaam]] applies healing salve to Salay's wound, which helps speed up her healing.{{book ref|tress|53}}