As the song built to the finale, Mariner was quiet for a while. “I apologise, my mother sang that to me when I was unwell. It always seemed to help. Perhaps not appropriate in this situation.”
Though initially slow to respond,.the crew made relatively quick work of lowering the sails. Using the lines. One hurriedly stopped when he noticed Mako climbing along the spar, in incredulity he watched as the sail was torn away. Then outright disbelief as Mako simply walked away without reaction.
No time for that, he thought, and swiftly moved to help with the main sail.
When the storm came it was violent. The winds, already fierce, shook the masts like pines on a hill. As the rain came on, the intense gale was such that it appeared to be going parallel to the deck. Even those in thick clothing soon found themselves soaked to the bone.
Tharos called from his deck. “Alexis! Whitecap off the starboard bow!” In the direction he pointed an oncoming wave seemed to take up the entire horizon. (@N01InParticular)