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[h2][color=black]Balthier D. Sydney[/color][/h2]

[b]Docks[/b][/center]

Balthier arrived at the docks in time to watch Caitlyn pick a fight with Lexi nowhere to be found. He also saw her opponent, the loud-mouthed aggressive man from the bar, zip from the ship to the docks in an instant. He narrowed his eyes, catching the flash of light. Another devil fruit eater. And an unknown quantity. Great. He hated unknowns. He turned his eyes to the ship. Oddly shaped, the vessel had drawn his attention the first time he had visited the docks. The tub looked big and awkward. Nothing like the trim lines, sleek hull, and graceful sails of his [i]Nidhogg[/i]. It was a barge, if nothing else. But, it reminded him of a sea bird floating on the waves. The bird floated just fine, but it was really made for the skies.

Strange as it was, he dismissed it for the time being. His priority here was to keep those two fool girls from killing themselves, preferably without taking on a whole pirate crew. 

But if that's what it took...

Balthier was a practical sort. He didn't go charging in screaming bloody murder, or issuing bold challenges. No, the former captain calmly pulled a pistol from the inside of his cloak, sighted on the man who faced down Caitlyn with keen eyes, imbued the bullet with as much haki as he could muster, and gently squeezed the trigger. Once. Twice.

The gun's roar rolled across the dock, sending more people into fright.

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