Hegdal's expression turned grim, it seemed like Durwin knew about them.
Cara's voice rang out, filled with fury and desperation. "Don't touch her, you fucking pig!" She struggled violently against her captor, but to no avail.
Durwin merely chuckled, reaching out to caress the woman's cheek. As his fingers made contact with her skin, Jaegar felt a surge of dark energy. Tendrils of shadow seemed to flow from Durwin's fingertips, crawling across the woman's face like living ink.
The captive woman trembled but didn't cry out, her eyes blazing with a mixture of fear and defiance. The black energy pulsed, and for a moment, her features seemed to shimmer and change, revealing something... else.
Jaegar watched, his mind racing. He recognized the magic at work—a powerful, revealing spell, designed to strip away illusions and disguises. But there was something else, a deeper, more malevolent power at play. Whatever Durwin Starbeeze was, he was far more than just a pirate captain.
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