...look, I ain't gonna lie. The sea is rough. Yeah, the Navy attack was hard. I let them capture me in order to get the crew away safely, and then they had to come and break me out. [gruffly, and seriously now] They're not gonna go any easier on us from here on out, probably the opposite. So if combat ain't your thing, you gotta find a way to stay safe.
[he won't say it to her face, but he doesn't want liabilities in the crew. But Cynthia is part of their crew now, so she gets protection the same as everyone else, combat-ready or not]
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...look, I ain't gonna lie. The sea is rough. Yeah, the Navy attack was hard. I let them capture me in order to get the crew away safely, and then they had to come and break me out. [gruffly, and seriously now] They're not gonna go any easier on us from here on out, probably the opposite. So if combat ain't your thing, you gotta find a way to stay safe.
[he won't say it to her face, but he doesn't want liabilities in the crew. But Cynthia is part of their crew now, so she gets protection the same as everyone else, combat-ready or not]