Captive

Silent curses echoed through the Raven ship hall when the realization finally dawned upon them. While they didn't dare cuss out loud, the looks on their faces as they looked at each other spoke volumes. 

Cyrus felt extremely irritated, but he couldn't bring himself to curse the name of the Pirate King.

He ordered everyone to search the wreckage of the ship after capturing the two, and they ultimately found nothing of value. It finally became clear to him; the Pirate King's actual target was the woman they almost killed, Tessa Karat.

The Raven's master could no longer maintain his usual calm. His mind was currently in utter turmoil trying to figure out what to do next, and it appeared that each step from here would endanger the faction's future, no matter which one he took.

In the end, he helplessly heaved a sigh before walking toward the captive woman and full-moon magus.

"Tell me, what were you doing there? Who were you waiting for?"