“Hang on, Midnight. I’m coming.” Tresilian’s booming voice rang out.
“I can’t hold on.” Midnight yelled back, his grip failing. A pair of stout brown boots filled Midnight’s skewed vision, something bright glinted, and he the way Tresilian’s hand moved as he hacked at the tentacle until it relinquished its grip.
Then the pressure on his ankle was gone. Glancing down his body, Midnight saw that Tresilian had severed the tentacle with a lethal-looking sword.
“Midnight. Get us away from here.” Aurora shouted. “Miss Dru, Mr Brewer, get below deck, immediately.”
“Can you manage?” Tresilian asked and Midnight nodded, accepting the strong hand as Tresilian helped him to his feet. “Are you all right, Midnight? Can you stand unaided?”