With a Half-God from an orthodox god's Church holding the fort, Edward finally felt at ease.
After a short rest, he and Audrey went to find the Captain again and passed on the news.
"That's good."
Dunn let out a long sigh of relief. "When I heard everyone was being gathered just now, I thought that Demoness had already arrived."
Daly looked at Edward curiously. "You actually managed to invite an Archbishop from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Are you a Nighthawk or a member of the Machinery Hivemind?"
"Uh, actually, His Excellency Horamick came for Audrey's sake."
"Huh?" Audrey blinked.
Daly immediately turned her gaze toward her. "And this beautiful young lady is...?"
"I'm Audrey Hall. Hello, big sister."
"Hall... That's quite a surname."
Daly raised her eyebrows. "I was about to say that if I were a little younger, I wouldn't be able to resist courting you. Looks like even then, I wouldn't stand a chance."
"Ahem!"
Dunn coughed.
Daly smiled. "See you in a bit, little Edward."
Edward shrugged at Audrey. "Miss Daly is rather uninhibited. She likes using this sort of behavior to hide her true thoughts."
"I noticed. In fact, while she was talking, she was watching Mr. Dunn's reactions the whole time."
Oh, right. Audrey was a Spectator. How could she miss it?
She smiled. "Unfortunately, Mr. Dunn is even better at hiding his feelings than she is."
Did these two really have to interact this way?
As they talked, the two reached the Emerald's deck. Apart from the sailors, there were no other passengers on deck now-they had all gone to the hall to collect their gifts.
They had only just reached the railing when Horamick hurried over again.
Edward's nerves tightened. "Your Excellency, has something happened?"
"No."
His