Ning brought their group of 4 now to the docks of the city. Even as they did, Tony started telling Ning how bad of an idea going into the reef was.
There was a reason why the Great Reef was uncharted. It was because one couldn't chart it at all.
"You must believe me when I say this is a death wish," Tony said. "I swear to you that we will die."
"And I swear to you that we will be fine," Ning said.
Tim and Jasmine had tried saying a few things, but they had long since become accustomed to Ning doing whatever he wanted to do and coming out correct.
They simply followed him to the docks, knowing there was no ship there waiting for them there. They were going to see what next thing Ning pulled out of nowhere for them to witness, quite literally in fact.
