Replicus watched with heavy bones as the massive creature disappeared in a moving hump of the surface ocean water, travelling at about twice the top speed of his ship – when it wasn't bolstered by his skills.
His sockets flashed brightly, and then turned dim.
A sigh then came out of his mouth.
'I did think things were going a bit smoothly...' he thought to himself while taking seemingly aimless steps over the water. 'I also thought that man would be more secretive about his face since we literally have to refer to him as a masked man. Guess I was wrong.'
His exchange with Actuass had sparked a lot of contention and speculation that he now had the time to process.
One of these was, Actuass had an air about him that was almost as detestable as Somanda's in Replicus' eyes. This wasn't simply because he had the power of Undeath, or because Replicus knew the two had a connection.
No.
It was something deeper.