It truly is a mystery how Stede Bonnet manages to gain so much loyalty with seeming ease. Skulduggery wishes he could explain it beyond the fact that Stede is just genuinely a decent fellow... but the only other option would be magic of some kind.

"He knows they're all expecting the worst." He tilts his head, considering things for a moment. "Camping in a forest leaves a lot to the imagination, which I'm sure is the whole point. Going by the activity level... It's likely you're right, and we'll do most of the heavy lifting. He'll rely on our uncertainty and fear to do all the work."