[color=f6989d][b]"He looks like a hard man."[/b][/color] Amelia commented, eyeing him until he left their view. She had, in the moment, forgotten that she had met him previously and that she had hidden behind Scarlet at the time.

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Daniel grunted in acknowledgement of Bane's explanation. He had expected more from Bane as he was second in command. Though Avery was incredibly capable, she wasn't infallible. 

[b]"Aye,"[/b] Daniel came over to Iris and began pulling on the line of rope to see if would be long enough. [b]"This be th' treated rope?"[/b] he asked as he tied a harness around his waist and thighs with most of the rope to one side of him, and enough length of rope to tie a harness around Avery with her garments on the other side.  

[b]"Right, ye lot wi'' hold th' lives of meself and our cap'n in yer 'ands."[/b] He fastened a portion of the long end of the rope around a sturdy beam and handed the tail to Bane. He handed a small coil of the rope to Iris. [b]"Let this out as I go, when I'm on the other side of the stairs I'm going to tie it as I go to the ship. When I get to the cap'n, I'm going to tie her in as well."[/b] He looked to the port that would lead him out of the depths. [b]"Iris, tha' door will have to be closed swiftly behind me."[/b] The rain pelted as the mighty ship was tossed. [b]"Don' fail us both."[/b] He cautioned, and with a mighty push on the door, Daniel was back on deck. 

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Daniel ascended the stairs to the main deck, tieing himself off at the top of it with a loop knot since both ends of the rope were attached elsewhere. 

[b]"Avery,"[/b] He called into the storm, tying himself off again at the base of the stairs that would lead him to where Avery was. The wind whipped his face with salt spray. The deck was slick with rain and salt. The tie he used for his hair was already lost to the storm, blinding him further. He felt his way up the stairs, calling her name and again tied himself off at the top. The last length to go was in front of him. He glimpsed Avery unattached to the ship, he heard her call to him but the winds stole the words. She struggled to keep her eyes open in the pelting rain, her captain's hat long gone. Her hands were ghostly pale with the effort of guiding the ship and holding on. Daniel began his rocky crawl across the bridge, towards his captain.