Bastian tried hard not to laugh, hard as it was, hard as he was. And he was right to do that, as while the others were slipping into a partial state of slumber, Darling slipped next to him instead, cutely whispering in his ear that they needed to talk.
"We should do that in private," Bastian replied, faking grogginess when in fact, he was as alert as he could possibly be, due to the intense swelling of his huge mast.
They made sure that Rowena was awake. This was not only for the purpose of keeping their camp safe, but also to let her hear any stray gasps and moans so that she would be all the more eager to have a go at Bastian sooner or later.
Rather sooner, the pirate captain thought, because they might die soon. The Hunter's Crypt was not only a horrifying place due to its supposed guardian, but also due to being heavily loaded with traps. Anyone could lose their lives in there.
