The one-eyed first mate had long heard all sorts of strange and sinister tales about this vast ocean.
After sensing something was amiss, he didn't immediately turn around to check.
He knew that turning around abruptly without being certain of what the other party was would be the ultimate taboo.
Instead, he continued walking forward nonchalantly for two more steps.
The keen senses of a Transcendent were fully engaged as he held his breath and listened carefully to the footsteps behind him.
The Pirate from the Lighthouse Sequence, upon reaching the Squire Level, gained three abilities: "Weapon Mastery," "Mountain Goat's Steps," and "Blind Fighting Expert."
His perception was absolutely top-notch.
Two of them? Yes, just two, not three. It must have been the drink; I must have had a hallucination.
When he carefully distinguished the sounds, he found that there were indeed only two sets of footsteps. He breathed a sigh of relief, berating himself for being overly suspicious.
