"As if!" Kace snorted in response.
Raven threw him a furious glance. To him, the deal was more than worth it to safeguard the lives of his crew and himself. He was concerned that Kace's little outburst would ruin the chance they were being given. In his mind, his crew looked to him to keep their best interests at the forefront of his thoughts.
A loud bang sounded in the large cave as a fire spell was fired at Tyler. Raven's head quickly swivelled to find the culprit. Standing there with a literal smoking gun in hand was Mr Thomas. Noticing his captain's furious gaze, he shrugged his shoulders.
"They would have killed us anyway. If they didn't, well for how much longer could we live as free men of the sea if they brought more of their kind through the gate? Besides, if the roles were reversed, we would have shot them in the back the moment they thought they were safe." Mr Thomas stated matter of factly.