Despite the distance to the medical station, he managed to keep the wounded man alive long enough to get him there. Of course he had to utilize his basic medical training to make it happen but it was well worth saving the life of a man, who turned out to be a father of three. It helped that the oldest was of working age so that while he was recovering they still had some form of income.
Alex
"You know you don't need to thank me, I was doing my civic duty."
He was assisting the older man back to his residence, the area wasn't half bad, a bit average but there are worse places to live.
Alex
"We'll here we are, I hope you can get inside on your own?"
"I have the key right here, but thank you again, I don't think I would've made it without you."
Alex
"Well when all is said in done, I only did what a sensible person would do, by the way how did they miss a bleeding man anyways?"
"They mean well, they just have a one track mind sometimes but they mean well."
Alex
"I don't think I caught your name."
"Daniel Robertson, I run a trading firm in the city, now listen" he lowered his voice slightly "If you ever need a favor come to me and I'll see what I can do about it."
Alex
"Well that's mighty considerate of you, I have to head back to the bank and make a withdrawal. You'd best recover now, I'll check up on you tomorrow."
Daniel R.
"I'll be fine, now run along I have some paper work to fill out."
Alex
"I don't envy you."
The two shared a quick laugh before Alex ran off to the bank to make the withdrawal.
--Cathedral Port--
Alex was running late again, Richard was having a drink at the parlour just across from the dock yard. They were in the process of replacing the old worn out guns with the ones they scavenged a few days ago which meant, he was useless. He wasn't much of a handyman, he was a pilot and an expert navigator, he was also useless with a hammer. It wasn't that he couldn't use one, but compared to the rest of the crew why bother trying? He was also drinking coffee which is something he wouldn't normally do, frankly he was nervous, someone who he thought was only a past memory had somehow found him and he-
"Well well well, look who's here."
God how he hated his ex-wife Reagan, the women was like a demonic hell hound sometimes, a blond, rambunctious, inconsiderate, arrogant one at that, and this time however the captain wasn't around to bail him out of it.
Reagan
"So what's a man like you doing out in this prissy little city?"
Prissy? There wasn't a prissy thing about this place, well maybe the merchant district to some degree.
Richard
"Alright women, what the hell do you need? I have a schedule to keep and you're keeping me from it."
Reagan
"Aww, is that anyway to talk to a former lover?"
God that voice was so condescending he wanted to punch the source of it so bad.
Richard
"God damn it, do you have business or not?! If you don't get out of my sight!"
Reagan
"Aww, I just wanted to talk."
God this was going to be a long day.