“Let him go.” Melody said as the dragon veered off to head for the Silvernight Queens' ship. They seemed to have caught up to their quarry just as they had taken the orb. There was still a chance they could seize it, if they could turn the tables on their enemy just once. Jana and Clara had taken step one on that count by brilliantly figuring out how to weaponize Dragonsbane as a spell rather than a physical poison just as they were reaching the Dream Isles, and that had spooked the dragon away. Now he was flying back towards Harmonia. Melody grinned.

“Ha!” Merc crowed triumphantly.

“Don't get too happy. The dragon's just an NPC. Those chicks on the ship are the real deal, and they're bonkers.” Cobra quipped.

“Yeah, yeah.” his friend waved him off.

“Hey.” Cyan said in a quiet voice.

“Now we just need to get them in range of our cannons so we can let loose with that special ammunition!” Merc gleefully rubbed his hands together.

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“Now that's what I'm talking about.” Cobra grinned.

“Oy...” Cyan said again.

“You boys and your explosives. At least they're still poisonous.” Jana shrugged.

“That's the whole point!” Merc tapped the side of his head knowingly.

“Yes, yes, yeeeess!! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hooo!” Venomy cackled with delight.

“Hey!” Cyan called once more.

“What's up?” Merc looked over at his guildmate, who pointed out to sea.

“What's that?” the stoic necromancer returned, and the others looked as well.

“What the--?!” Jana gaped in disbelief.

“Isn't that...?” Clara frowned as she saw the object coming into view.

“The Sea Dragon.” Melody glared, her voice filled with ice. “Flamehearts!”