Inster led Norden and Linda quickly through the docks of World Crown, scrambling desperately as they ran and continually looking back.
By having those madmen run amok, he had thoroughly shaken off his pursuers, truly freeing himself from their clutches, and at last, he was free.
They had already discarded their blue and white striped hospital gowns, their heads now adorned with enormous, black cloth sunhats they had snatched from others.
With these disguises, their chance of a successful escape had greatly improved.
"First mate, where do we find the captain now?" Linda, twitching nervously, surveyed the islanders around them.
"Shh, don't talk. Follow me and let's hide first," Inster led them into a deserted alley.
Inster certainly wasn't toying with these crazed individuals; his plan, if pursuers appeared again, was to throw one of the madmen behind to cover their escape.