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Havorleth stared at him for several seconds before grinning. "You are a terrible liar whelp." He started stalking forward with a predatory gleam in his eyes

Ethan, Alana, and Rachel began to backup, trying to ensure there was enough time to dive out of the way if he started to shoot flame. Ethan started charging his hammer again, this time planning to fill it to its full capacity to make the bolt as powerful as possible.

*Spread out and stall as long as possible.* He thought to Alana. *I need more time to charge a final bolt of lightning.*

*Will do.* The wood elf broke off from them and started heading toward the port side of the ship while Ethan headed to starboard. Rachel seemed to catch on and split the difference between them.

Havorleth stalked down the stars from the quarterdeck, taking his time to observe them. He glanced back and forth between them as if sizing them up. That's when Ethan saw Hailey. She was at the top of the stairs to the lower decks, behind Havorleth and compl