Taking more of a 'lead', Skellig also works to partition off the captives as they reach the end of the dock and step onto solid ground, directing them to line up and stand in some form of order - so that Kreyu, who is behind him at this point, can see them from where she remains perched, her talons gripping the wood planks.

"My love," he calls back over his shoulder, as he points. "Which of these men would you like to see move about? We will need several strong enough to break the soil, and I would dare say fell some of these trees, work to build our barns?"

He motions for the women and the few children to stand further back, nodding at the young sailor to have them stand off to the side, out of the way of the men. Their time for examination will come. And then he steps closer to the men, flaring his wings slightly. (In reality, he is protecting them, should anything come flying this direction...)