Gale had been travelling with the crew for months by now in the open sea. He sometimes misses his lovely cabin and the comfort of his books and armchair, but the fascinating life he was having now kept him on his toes.
Exploring unknown islands, interacting in person with different species he had only read about and not only that, but discovering some new ones even!
However, when he awoke and the men were running around he was confused, they kept talking about "the Captain's best hunt". He rubbed his eyes and put on his glasses, going up to the deck and looking around until his heart skipped a beat.
It was beautiful
The colorful scales were shining in the sun light, still wet from the salty water beneath them. The fangs, the claws trying to go through the net. It was seething and slithering around like a captured snake, hissing to the men around it. The nakedness, the merged body, everything was mystical
He was absolutely hypnotized as he walked towards it in a trance