[ And I guess this is what happens when I<span style="font-size: 85%; line-height: 116%;">forget to check on things here...</span>Short-ish post just to get back into things.]<br/><br/>After the fight with the mermaids concludes, Aethon rather laboriously hauls himself back onboard as they get back on-course.  Although he is upset over Alizome's apparent disappearance, he knows all too well that it's a very real risk in this line of work, especially when fighting an opponent like the mermaids in their preferred environment.  Slightly annoyed at himself for not managing to get something to eat during the fight, especially given the bulked-out forms that some of his compatriots were sporting, he checks if any of the crew needed any medical attention before heading back belowdecks to stay out of the sailors' way.