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Edmund almost frowned, but held back from it, keeping a straight face instead, "And what of you? Will you be joining us?" He was waiting, stalling until the rest of the crew and slaves were off the ship so he could ask what he needed to as the doctor of the crew. He needed to ask about the dreams, if they'd gotten better, worse, more or less frequent. But he'd wait patiently, as he did every two weeks or so. Meanwhile, he tried ignoring the wet patch they were near, and at how Nerida was obviously still there.

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Edmund was right, Nerida was still in that exact spot, frozen, having rolled her eyes at Edmund's warning only moments before. She prepared to take flight, or a dive back down, especially when the Captain's expression became something fierce. in preparation, she looked down to see where she would land before turning to release... then did a double take. There was a mermaid down there. No, two mermaids! And the Captain was in a mood, provoked by certain thoughts. This was one of those moments that she wished she could manipulate emotions instead of dreams.

Finally, she calmed her self as best she could, her cause for diving back down more urgent. She wasn't able to keep the Mer-Soldiers from being captured without being noticed, she was hoping she could for these ones. Releasing her grip on the railing, she pushed off with her tail and twisted in the air into a swan dive. Once she hit the water, she curved her back so she didn't skid against the sea floor. Almost immediately she made herself visible, an urgent look in her eyes and tone in her voice as she swam to the male mermaid, "Hide. Now. Don't let him see you. He'll capture and sell you if he does!" She sped towards the very bottom of the boat where they wouldn't be able to be seen from above, "Follow me! Please!"