Norton quickly nodded when Alyssa got up off of him and took her hand. Thalya heaved him as well, and the young man nodded with a smile at his aunt. Then, there was the commotion about a fellow traveller on the sea. Norton followed Alyssa and stood beside her while she surveyed the scene, "How do we know if they're hostile?" He quietly asked, but then the woman beside him took control, issuing her instructions to the crew. He watched her at work. Though she did not order them around, their trust and obedience was implicit. All of her words seemed to be phrased as requests, and yet Lux help the soul who disobeyed. He was standing daft beside Alyssa when Kurt approached him, and the young man slowly nodded, "You..you are right. Thank you."<br/><br/>Before he could turn and go, the sorcereress was right before him, "I... I'm not going to hide. I'll be back here, on deck." He said, abruptly pulling away and hurrying back down to his quarters. He opened the door and hurried past his bed to look at the pile of metal on the floor. Under all, his shield lay beneath. The young lightbearer prepared for the worst...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">It takes 10 minutes to don heavy armor. ;)</div></div>