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>Flee.

You can see the apprehension in Ramza's eyes, even if he might not know it's there himself. You know that he's torn between the valor of taking down an enemy pirate or prioritizing everybody's safety - whatever decision he makes will be one that will paint his image to the others. So you decide to make the decision for him, to take the option out of his hands so that he can maintain plausible deniability to anyone that would otherwise judge him for it.

With a nod to the captain, you bring the ship higher and deeper into the rainclouds, accelerating the ship faster to put some distance between yourselves and the midweight. "Rescue takes priority. There's nothing on the fallen ship or the enemy ship worth risking lives over." You explain out loud for everyone.

Ramza doesn't seem to reply with anything other than a nod back, and a slight frown on his face. You're not sure if the frown is directed at you or at himself though. He turns away from you to face the trio of engineers instead, looking over them. The wiry old man is already a familiar sight to you, but the other two are somewhat unexpected. A woman about your age with surprisingly clear and smooth skin for someone in her line of work, and a younger boy you would wager to be about fifteen with similar features. All three of them have white hair and those distinct eldingarian facial structures, so you imagine they could very well be related to one another.

"Sorry for the hectic pickup there, but you're in good hands now. We should arrive at Threespice in a few hours, at which point you'll be free to do whatever you please. That being said, we did come out here to get you for a reason - we're in need of engineers on our ships, if you're willing to tag along." Ramza explains to the trio.

The old man sighs, moving over to sit on top of one of the supply barrels. "Not solely out of the goodness of your heart then, huh? Feh..."

"Don't get me wrong, I won't force you to do anything. We can part ways and never see each other again once we hit Threespice. I ask for nothing, just that you consider the offer." Ramza replies.

"Hm...that's a better deal than most anyone would get in these parts." Aito begrudgingly admits. "Normally I would try to negotiate terms with you, but I'll be honest. We're in foreign lands with nothing but the clothes on our backs. Everything of value we had was lost with that ship. We'd probably starve to death before we'd get any charity or find some decent work around here. We'll accept."

"Are you sure, gramps?" The boy asks, Jun you think. "I don't think there's much room to work on a ship like this!"

"Ships, plural! The Flame of Arcadia is much bigger than the Gleamrunner here. It's a superyacht, and it's got some of your Eldingarian Wonders attached to it. Hence why we needed Eldingarian engineers specifically! Well, that and the fact that you guys are the best in the world by a longshot." Ramza corrects.

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