He nods in response to Firo's question. He's certainly right about that. Taking it out to sea was not a new or very original idea, but it worked many times.

"Professor Dalton arranged the ship for us, as well as the list of people who would be boarding it with me. Some people like my brother and Sylvie weren't on the original list, but they came along for their own reasons as well. Huey Laforet and Elmer's names were included on a separate list. But the chaos began before that... someoe had caused trouble with the Dormentaire again. Things were already looking bad between that family and the town, but now they were starting to target alchemists exclusively. By the time we left, most alchemists had fled from the city using the sewer system, and we were hiding out underground for a few days, too."