The captain stands to the right side of Lily and watches with a firm but silent scowl as the female tiger serpent lays her mind down on the deck for all to see. He keeps an eye on all four of the serpents, but remains close to Lily with both arms neatly tucked away behind his back and away from his side arm. He glares down at the Arakin and Kellus, shaking his head very subtly towards them as they work their magics.<br/><br/>Jaku stares up at the captain and really sees how much this whole scene is disturbing him, but he remains quiet, one arm on Tamara's shoulders, while the other three rest by his hip. He does not have all of the answers yet, however despite the arguments, the fact that these humans know this much about how their bodies work is very impressive. The otters and crew that he is absorbing might be able to tell him something.<br/><br/>Captain Valerian watches as Lily gets bathed in light and starts to perk up. The faintest glimmer of hope does shine through his bright blue eyes as Lily picks her head up and silently looks around. She instantly looks up at the captain and smiles for a few wonderful seconds before her skin turns pale as her stomach starts heaving and churning violently! The old briney captain drops down and wraps his arms around her, holding Lily tight as she spasms in her wheelchair.<br/><br/>After the longest of moments, Lily's body calms down and Captain Valerian takes to his feet, with a gaze as cold as arctic ocean. "I wish you hadn't done that."<br/><br/>He steps forward, walking right up to Tamara, Arakin, Kellus and Jaku, fists clenched. "You have some kind of nerve." Mac Dierty worrisomely tries to grab the captain's sleeve, only to get his hand violently knocked away! "Don't."<br/>The captain quickly steps right in front of the Naga's noses and snouts. "I should throw you off of my boat for what you just pulled there. You got damn cocky, and took more of what little time she has left with us!" He takes one small step back. "We have been all over this planet and have seen healers far stronger than you, and none of them held up the life of this girl over their own. And You. Just. Did. That!" He huffs and glares down at the serpents. "Now you lot will listen to me. That girl right there has been with this crew since she was just a wee lass. She's part of our family. Her grandfather might have more money than brains, but will all stand by our own. Now I don't care wether you four are in any kind of trouble or not. This man here brought you to us, gave you safe harbor, hell, even crew to feast on just to find out if the stories were true. Now I was hired to bring you here, to defend you until you could help our Lily. And if you cant, then Get the hell off of my ship! Right Now!"<br/><br/>The sound of metal scraping and a skin hitting wood quickly breaks the silence. Which causes the captain's eyes to open wide and look slowly back towards the wheelchair, only to find Lily laid out on the deck, weakly dragging herself towards the Nagas. "Ssss...Stop!...Ppplease..."<br/><br/>Jaku slides down and gently scoops her up in all four of his arms, carefully rolling her upright and standing back up while MacDierty and the captain look on very nervously. Jaku slips his lower left hand down and takes Tamara's hand. "Its ok." He looks at Kellus and Arakin. "I dont think she'd harm either of you. But thats not my choice."<br/><br/>He looks over at MacDierty and the Captain and takes a deep breath as Lily slips in and out of consciousness in his arms. "Look. We have been hunted for so long and have grown very weary. I had to carry my entire family inside me so we could escape. Old man. You should have just asked us from the beginning. I did not need to learn of your history, and plans from the sailor that I am now carrying. Her mind slipped into mine as we were standing here. Now I don't trust you old man, and if these two can't take Lily, I'll be happy to. Unlike the Chimera Project, you did not ask us to be your weapons or animals. You came to us for help."