Dyn turned a bit to the side, so two of his eyes could see the tabaxi that had asked him the questions. It was commendable that she showed interest in his thoughts, as well as a healthy amount of suspicion towards the new arrivals. "Hrrrrmmmm... I do not know what you have spoken of with the gatekeeper and that does not settle in well with me. In addition to this, cap'n Jill has also neglected to ask for any sort of a reward for this. Our skills cannot be allowed to go to waste like that... I am not here to 'set the world right', nor to solve the problems of other beings out of the good of my heart."

As for her question about the contingency plans about the new arrivals, Dyn raised a few of his tentacles in an expression that would have been a shrug with more conventional body shape. "I don't have much better to offer yet. I'll keep an... I will gauge their abilities more thoroughly and form a better plan in due time. You are welcome to aid me in that endeavour." But past that, the newcomers were already on the deck and Dyn decided they should know what to call him so they knew how to properly address him.

The kobold seemed to think highly of itself. If it was like the rest of its brethren, she might turn out to be a valuable minion one day. But the way she carried herself suggested otherwise. There was something different about her and that something suggested her to be a much hardier case than most. "I am called Dyn'yer'zhead", the Beholder introduced himself to the newcomers. "Do not cross me or my minions, do not complain about the food, work to earn your keep and do not forget who your superiors are... and we'll get along." If things went as they usually did from there, these people would talk back at him, something he could do nothing about with the captain still there. But it would not be the first time he had made somebody's life miserable on this vessel for doing so.

Soon after the introductions were done, it was chosen that they would be diving into the water, aided by Eliza's spells. She was one of the few Dyn trusted enough to place a spell on him, but even then he didn't really need it. But since the trust had already been established, there was no bad side to having a separate survival measure available. Once they were preparing to hop into the water, the Beholder pulled up the hood to his cloak and floated down, joining the rest of the crew in the depths.

The Cloak of the Manta Ray allowed Dyn to move faster in water than he could muster on land, easily outpacing those of the group with no such item in their disposal. The many eyed ball darted about in the formation, making use of his greater speed by ensuring that nobody got lost or left behind. Minions that got separated from the band couldn't help with anything. Especially close eye was kept on the newcomers and it didn't exactly take long for the being of eldritch knowledge to notice that the kobold was holding back from reaching her true speed. She was hiding something. Not a good sign.

When the guards approached, Dyn tactfully remained a healthy distance behind the rest, making it possible for the guards to mistake him for something not quite of his nature as to not make their hostile disposition even more so. Due to this, even if he wanted from his whole unnatural heart to slap Koan out of the speaker's spot, he couldn't he was forced to simply watch the situation unfold.

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