Eden chuckled as his giant companion followed after his retort. The humor helped to relax himself, "Don't worry about the title much, you wouldn't imagine what I used to be called before 'Black Hole'." He was surprised when she drew her sword and properly introduced herself to the lower half of the town, as the daughter of the great dread pirate. It was quite the dangerous title to claim and yet she did so, all the while claiming her spot on his crew. Eden was moved by the weighty gesture and released the bits of anger that stilled pulled at his fists. "Welcome Aboard, and thank you." Things were really looking good to him right now.
Suddenly out of the blue, the sniper girl, whom Eden had not paid much attention to, sent a current of wind blasting towards the approaching marines. She succeeded in knocking many down and slowing their advance but the chaos would soon be sorted out and they would be swarmed by marine lackeys, not much of a threat but a problem none the less. She then ran up to Eden and proposed her deal, it was definitely a tempting offer and Eden felt he may be able to sway her to his crew later on, so he firmly took her hand and shook upon the deal "Thanks for the assistance Ms.Solkreuz, I'll see to your safety personally. Take any distance you need and signal us when you see my ship prepped for sail. I may need you to set the ship on course with that wind, if you could manage" He released her hand so she could be on her way and turned back towards the marine captain.
He slowed the rise of gravity and brought it to a halt, as he stared down Ricden daringly. "After what you did Ricden, who didn't know what had happened to them. You and your corrupted foundation were so proud of your accomplishment that day." Eden's heart rate began to rise, and the tension in the air tightened as spoke his heart onto the probable battlefield. "but I'm still here, a nice little stain on any record of yours, and I did free that pirate crew, a crew more powerful and influential than I was. They went on with their dream, and they sail the grandline today. With that act of courage I made my mark on history, as a defender of freedom." Eden took a few steps forward claiming a fighting stance opposing Ricden. "If you're looking for a fight I haven't got long til I set sail. But I wont go down today, I have a promise to fulfill yet. That comes first."