Amen had actually started to get a little bit worried there as the bruiser seemed ready to crush him.  The first source of his worry came to an end as the new crew member played dirty and struck the man from the back.  The bruiser lowered to one knee, and Amen now fought on the offensive to keep the man occupied while hopefully his companion would finish the man off from the back - he couldn't look two ways at once, after all.

The second source of worry built up as he looked at the fight around them - Rys had caught those archers by surprise, and despite what would normally be [i]overwhelming[/i] odds against them the group was finding themselves victorious.

But why were there so many guards in the first place?  Weren't there just supposed to be [i]pots[/i] on board?  Fine pottery, sure.  But still pottery.  [color=yellow]"Rys, finish him and regroup with the brothers!"[/color]  To give the man the opening, the captain slammed his foot into the shield and then swung at his left - the man blocked his strike successfully, but due to his exhaustion and pain Rys would find an easy opening.