From his vantage point up in the rigging, Handel could see that Eva was not cooperating with Ricden. Even then, he had made ready to jump into the sea when Eva climbed up towards the crows nest just in case she decided to capture him. She did not, so Handel continued to untie the sails. Before he could finish, he heard Lucky call for help. Handel frantically finished untying the last knot on his side before running over.

"Here, let me show you," Handel said, demonstrating the correct way of doing it. "Right, now you do the rest. I'll see about helping our 'fruit merchant' fend off Red Lightning."

Handel was about to climb back down the rigging, when he looked up and shouted, "Miss Solkruez, I saw that wind you summoned. Devil fruit ability?"