The day after the battle, the captain gives a report to the entire crew:
"We are all sad today. Although we survive, we have lost friends, some forever to the deep and some that remain with us, forever scarred by the battle. For them we mourn, but for ourselves we must stay true and hold to our task. You acquitted yourselves well. Against a seasoned adversary twice our number in ship, crew, and cannon; we fought them to a stalemate. It was our first battle as a ship, as a team; against two pirate crews that have been at sea for years. Yet we sailed away while they remained anchored at the mercy of whatever may come to them. We were hurt, but they more so by our arrows, bolts, harpoons, cannon, and spell. Our ship will soon be repaired and the story that will be told is of how a smaller, newer corsair ship outmatched two veteran ships of the viper fleet. The damage to their reputation is invaluable. Moreover, my reports for the other corsairs are that much like the tsunami tactic, their ambush of the fleet did not have the results they had hoped. Our good ship, The Pride of the Rose, sails forward to continue our mission. So do not cheer today, for our dead deserve respect, but soon, and for the rest of the voyage, cheer our grit, cheer our spirit, take pride." He step back for a dramatic pause before Valdis gets a nod to order everyone back to work.