When the party went into one of the skiffs, Eduard followed along. He took a seat on the floor, choosing a place near the stern where nobody could bother him much. Once he was comfortable, he grabbed his walking stick turning the golden sparrow head to the left drawing a thin and sharp sword. Eduard looked at the blade up and down, ensuring it was in optimal condition for what was to come. Placing it aside, he reached into his knapsack, pulling out two vials of glowing green liquid which he then proceeded to mix by emptying the contents of each other into each of the bottles. As he did, he thought about the mission. Eduard had volunteered only to help his old friend, but he thought that this whole thing was a fool's errand. For one, he knew that either bandits or slavers had been responsible. There was no one on this desert who would be interested in kidnapping young girls. That aside, the condition of the girls would probably make this whole rescue pointless. As much as he valued life in general, he believed this whole operation would make those girls suffer even more. He had seen enough women go through the same. It is mental anguish very little people could recover from. 

He sighed as the thoughts started making his chest feel heavy. No point in objecting to this now, he was already here. There is no turning back. In an effort to keep himself busy, he began to mix the poison he was going to use for the upcoming battle. Inside these two vials he was mixing, was a powerful elixir made from the extract of the Green Briar Tree and the Green Thorn Berry. It was a centuries old recipe used in low quantities to alleviate muscle pain and other pain-related conditions. However, in large doses it can cause full-body paralysis and hallucinations almost instantly. The elixir had the properties of both plants. The hallucinogenic properties of the berry and the paralytic properties of the tree. A simple cut to the skin would deliver enough of a dose to paralyze a full-grown human or elven male. 

Once the concoction was done, he proceeded to empty the contents into the sheath part of the cane. This would allow him to coat his sword in the elixir with the press of a button. When he was done, he placed the sword back into the sheath.