For a few seconds after Aaron finished speaking, the tension hung in the air so thickly it could be cut with a butter knife. Finally, Captain Sarafina lifted her hands from the handles of her blades and clapped slowly. "Well said. If your resolve is as strong as your words, then Arano Yuki made the correct choice." She raised her voice so that the rest of the crew could hear: "Listen to your captain! Few are lucky enough to find one such as him in their entire lives."<br/><br/>The maftet spun on her heel and disembarked from the<em>Yuuki</em>, her marines following behind. "Fare thee well, son of Yuki," she called out without looking back, one hand raised in farewell.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Ahoy, ehehehe!" It was the shipmaester, standing on the dock with an armful of cast-off lines in hand, having unmoored the airship from the dock during the confrontation. "Now you're free to make your escape, ehehehe - oh? No attempted hijacking, ehehehe? I saw that one coming a mile away, ehehehe, did you?" The mad gnome cackled. "Well, what're you waiting for, ehehehe? Give the orders captain and take to the skies - ehehehehehahahaha!" His deranged laughter trailed off as he skipped away back towards the shore.<br/>