[b][h2][color=889194]Captain Argus Fellborn[/color][/h2][/b]

It worked.  The pistol's firing mechanism, Argus' blood magic, and Cynthia's plan, all had managed to come through and temporarily stun that sea monster.  And while Argus wasn't exactly sure what Cynthia did when she revealed her eye, he was pretty sure she did something.  It was aimed at him- perhaps it was some sort of empowerment?  Regardless, they had found success, and as long as they didn't push their luck, the duo should be able to make it to shore and out of that creature's reach.

Cynthia wasn't doing too well, however.  Whatever she did had weakened and pained her, and now she was asking the pirate captain to carry her to safety.

[color=889194]"Very well, lass,"[/color] Argus answered with a sigh, before picking up the girl.  [color=889194]"You angled me out of the depths, after all.  Besides, there's naught but dead men to tell this tale."[/color]

With Cynthia in his arms, he ran across the wreckage and leapt towards the shore.  What a sight- the dreaded Red Tide, risking his own escape to rescue someone else, then carrying them to safety.  Even if there was a practical reason for ensuring Cynthia's survival, perhaps losing his thralls had stung the pirate even more deeply than he believed.

[@Rune_Alchemist]