Tamara smiles and puts a kiss on Jaku's nosepad. "I know who their parents are now. They'll join the young ones inside me, the whole of them. And the little ones will be of great help for that, as well as Tonar," she added with a slight chuckle while glancing at the otter, gently squeezing him in her large coils.<br/><br/>"Suri is getting ready to welcome them, all of them. Though I can sense that she would like to come out at some point. Not now, but when we are settled, somewhere safe and quiet. She wants to see her daddy through her own eyes, coil with you, and all of you as well," says Tamara while looking at Arkain and Kellus.<br/><br/>Then she smiles down at Arkain when he comes close and feels for the young otter. "Look better, sweetie," she says to the lizard-naga, "she is inside too, and she misses you something fierce. Her uncle Arkain," the tigress chuckles. "She's still having trouble wrapping her head around the fact that you turned into one of us, she thought you'd never muster the will or courage to do it. Shows how people change, or how sometimes what we see in someone is quite different than what they are," she adds, giving him a playful smile back.<br/><br/>She looks at Kellus when she is done grooming him with her tail, and gives him a playful wink. "You taste great hun," she says while licking her lips in a hungry fashion, before bursting out laughing. "I can tell you one thing though: I'm going to devour you, whether you're ok with it or not. Don't make that face, it's not bad, you can ask him," she adds while motioning towards Jaku. "He's been inside me more times than I care to count," she continued, "and we both loved it every time!"<br/><br/>The Captain, and some of the crew, watches and listens in awe, some shaking their heads and smiling softly at the antics, others still not believing the scene in front of them, pondering inwardly if that's a dream or an hallucination or something similar.<br/><br/>"I will take that as a compliment, Mister Arkain," replies the Captain with a slight nod of his head, before looking at Jaku. "There is no need to thank me, what I've done is what should always be done, by everyone everywhere. As for getting close to a beach, I'm afraid that it will be quite difficult. Our ship is not made to navigate too close to the shore, except when there is a port ins aid shore, with specifically designed channel to accommodate our massive frame. I can, however, find you a good spot on our maps, and let you go when we're as close to it as we'll get. We also got maps of the currents in the area, following them would make your swim easier I believe."<br/><br/>"As for your offer, I thank you for it, but I will personally decline. However, whomever in the crew who ants to accept it is free to do so," he continued while looking at the crew assembled around, raising his voice so that everyone would hear it. "I only ask three things of you, before you decide: think of what you leave behind, the ties you have to this world, if you have any, and that it would take a year, or more, to get you back should you change your mind. I also ask that you tell us before going, so we can devise a believable explanation as to your sudden absence to the authorities once we reach the port. The storm we just weathered will help, but not everyone can have been taken by it, especially if many of you choose to accept this offer. You all have until the night to make your decision, we won't be in range of the continent before sunfall. For now, get back to work and give them some privacy!"<br/><br/>The crew scattered and went back to their duties, thoughtful and chatting quietly amongst themselves about this very strange offer they were given, by such strange beings.<br/><br/>"We can convert one of the cargo holds into temporary quarters for you, if you want some rest and quiet until nightfall," he offered to Jaku and the others.