The ship moved of it's own accord, her captain above holding on to the rigging by one hand, as though it were bewitched. The sands and waves parted for The Pearl as graceful as though she were only the wind that rippled through each.

And it was in this moment--while the witch smiled and pet something in her hand, and all of them watched the ship sail by--that Tai Huang began to realize just how much he might not have realistically prepared for what exactly this quest would entail.

Unable to hold his tongue, the word spilled out.

"Impossible."