Time dripped away, bit by bit, and the threads of certain events became increasingly clear.
"Master Wizard... disappeared?" The people on the deck voiced their astonishment in a daze.
"How could Master Wizard disappear? Master Wizard must be somewhere important, doing something urgent."
"But we can't find him."
"What do we do then? The pirates are getting closer."
"We're in danger!"
"What do we do? What do we do? What in the world do we do?"
The crowd was abuzz, and the atmosphere of anxiety and fear spread rapidly.
"It's okay, we still have time." Someone managed to speak with rare composure, "Our ship is faster than the pirates' vessel, and although they took a shortcut, it would still take them a while to catch up with us. We still have time, we still have time to find Master Wizard and tell him. As long as we find Master Wizard, we'll be safe, we'll be..."