The extreme burning sensation subsided. Charles collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath at the realization that he had just eluded punishment.0

"Captain, are you okay? What happened?" Dipp reached out and helped Charles get up from the floor.0

"What are you doing here? Go and steer the ship," Charles said. He felt weak all over, but he forced himself to stand straight.0

"It's fine. We stopped the ship, and it's not going to drift away with the anchors down," Dipp replied.0

"Stop the ship? Why did you stop the ship?! Hurry up and get us moving out of here before they catch up!" Charles exclaimed, shoving Dipp away.0

Dipp hurriedly stood at the helm and shouted commands into the brass communication pipe, telling the turbine team and the deck team to get the turbines going and weigh anchor. 0

Bandages helped Charles...0