In early October, the fleet of the Kingdom set sail again from North Port on the southern bank of the Columbia River. By now, the entire fleet had been reduced to two longships with a crew of one hundred. Stationed at North Port, however, were two longships, a dozen canoes, one hundred Samurai sailors, and over one hundred tribespeople.
Before officially departing, Exploration Captain Zuwaro found an opportunity to carefully instruct the two Preaching Priests, Tu Shan and Tu He. These two priests came from a background of commoners, or more precisely, they were orphaned commoners raised by the Kingdom. In the Kingdom of the Lake, there were many orphaned commoners being brought up in this way. Their sole allegiance lay with the Kingdom Priesthood and the exploration fleet that adhered to Divine Revelation. In Zuwaro's heart, he trusted these two more than some of the other noble descendants.
