[Poggio]

He rose from the ground with a slight scar among his cheek. His curiosity was now sedated though now he had another goal that would wait. Slowly he realized he had been away from the palace for quite some time and his ruse was surely discovered. Drawing himself up into a crouch he used one of his nails to draw an image into the wood. It was a picture of rocks a boat, then a man on the rocks, then the boat taking the man, and lastly a little heart. Once he was finished he walked over to the man that was holding his ears and kissed him where he was exposed. Before the man could react, Axolotl ran, leaving the strange captain.

He didn't realize that his drinking game was some sort of signal to the others of the crew, and they had been watching him as he stumbled out of the inn awkwardly. Axolotl had nearly retraced his steps to the ocean when something smacked his back, knocking the air out of him. His knees buckled forward a little but he still remained standing. He attempted to turn to see who had done such a thing but strong arms had locked themselves around his neck, pushing a damp fowl smelling cloth to his nose. He fought every step of the way, clawing and biting, all the while breathing in the chloroform. Finally his body went limp in the arms of his captor. They hauled him back to the ship dumping him ceremoniously below deck slightly bound.