Whatever mystical effect Aasgar was going for ... failed.

But that's okay, the demanding shift and intense gaze of a drake-killing dwarf is too much for the nerve of the half-orc and he says quietly. "There's a stowaway in the pump room. A woman. Maybe she might now? Yes, I think she might now."

"Thank you, Gashnakh, get some sleep now and heal," says Galakhar. Once he guides Aasgar away from the charmed half-orc he says, "Let us check in the morning, not tonight, that Gharmez may enjoy the festivities. Perhaps not tell the captain tonight, either. Captains are ornery and usually more immediate than is tactical when it comes to stowaways."