[ After all the horror he's seen, there is not a lot that can get Thomas' eyes to widen. But while he has frequently washed in gore and stepped in it, cannibalism was actually something he'd never been privy to. ]



...Come here, [ He entreats quietly, trying to hug the smelly pirate. Thomas was definitely going to have to clean off later. But no one deserved this. No one, and Thomas couldn't let Swede think himself unloved. ]

[ Just as quietly, he explains, ] I would like to take you to a place where there is no bounty on you. Where your singing can be appreciated, and you can have more... opportunities than you are given, here.