Amelia did as she was told, stumbling the whole way behind Scarlet as the older woman lead her by the hand to the cabin area. She had seen a few storms but none of them had quite appeared so quickly or with such force. She was astounded that only 20 minutes ago it had looked like a little rain on the horizon. 

[color=f6989d][b]"Scarlet?"[/b][/color] she asked, the wobble of confidence surprising herself. To her own ears it made her sound like a lost child. Going below decks made sure that as few people as possible could be swept off the deck and drowned, but it also made it harder to get out if the ship was to go down. 

[color=f6989d][b]"Have you ever seen a storm like this before?"[/b][/color] Her heard squeased so hard it felt like it could cut off her air. 

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Daniel let Bane repeat the orders Avery had given for Iris through the howling wind. The trio gripped onto rope and pole tightly to be sure not to be thrown overboard by the rolling waves. The Shadowstrike was a strong vessel but even now it groaned under the pressure of the turbulence it found it's self in. 

Daniel had defied Avery's orders at almost every turn, he wondered if he would be able to talk sense into her now or let it play out. He couldn't very well take the helm from her, he had no clue how to steer and it would be far out of line even for him. 

[b]"Than let's git down below."[/b] Daniel huffed. [b]"Unless ye two git yer'selves a better idear?"[/b]