Samuel grinned at Horatio, puffing himself right up as though he could barely contain the mounting excitement in his breast.<strong>"I couldn't have said it better myself!  I won't lie and say that our odds are particularly reassuring from the outset, but I have the utmost faith in all of our abilities to put things right again."</strong><br/><br/>The man stroked at his beard a moment, glancing back at the ship.<strong>"I don't suppose you ran into any of the others on your way out, my good man?  I must admit that I'm eager to set down on dry land and get my bearings, to say nothing of being filled in on the true gravity of the situation we're to be dealing with."</strong>