"I know, I know—" Andor nodded hastily and repeatedly, for how could he not understand this maxim? The Pirate Captain was about to continue with his assurances, but he realized that Ian was not talking to him anymore, but rather looking towards the dock.
The youth saw a short, stocky old man standing on the pier, waiting for the ship to berth.
Elder Prude's face had originally been as dark as charcoal, but upon actually seeing Ian unharmed, with a smile on his face, waving at him from the ship's side, he couldn't help but reveal a deeply relieved expression.
Perhaps even the old man himself did not realize that he, too, had begun to smile.
The white-haired boy being led by the old man opened his deep purple eyes wide; he also happily waved at his brother, a scene that unwittingly made Ian smile as well.
Yisen Gard noticed this and at first smiled himself, pleased by this rather rare side of Ian and also joyful for his comrade's happiness.
