[with a rather gentle smile] I think it was a lot for all of us.

[Pal clears his throat. Is the tentacles thing weird? Yep. Was being picked up by a giant, slimy arm and thrown across the water dreadful and terrifying? Sure! But Palamedes isn't mad about it, really. Which, he supposes, Mizuki might want to know.] And goodness knows, I might have slid right off the deck and into the sea if it hadn't been for you. Given I'm in no rush to discover what drowning feels like, I'm grateful.