The Belligerents #27

The Belligerents sailed on with the grim understanding that they could not return to the site of Chataway Charm's sinking to save all the people stranded in the water

• Dahlia had a hard time accepting this and threatened Wraithe as the captain, furious that he'd make a decision like that

• When he said there was nothing he could do, Dahlia went topside and began summoning one of her parents to do something about it

It took most of the Belligerents, but they finally calmed Dahlia and brought her around to see reason -- she stopped calling upon her parents for help

• During that time, however, Phira called upon the Raven Queen and cemented a deal that would get the ship to the Kindred Isle sooner

  • The ship began to speed toward the island, its sails filled with a phantom wind

The next morning, Arakkis lauded Wraithe for his quick decision making that saved the lives of everyone aboard the ship

• Arakkis also made the decision that he would lead the people of the Kindred Isle when they arrived, inspired by Wraithe and determined to ensure no other Kindred lives were lost like his amalgamations

Vainya awoke from her slumber, vampiric and hungry, and Hukbi offered his blood to satiate her.

• She tore the brig door off its hinges and hugged Hukbi and Flapjaack, fed and thriving, ready to take on the world.