Would he leave her behind, if there was a need? Work, duty, obligation--less honest, still important. A crew and a ship, keeping up morale, keeping a flow of coin. Or else sinking into obscurity, losing them all to promises more glorious and better seas, and if word came to Darras that he was at risk of that--

It's not quite the same. It's dramatic, acting as if it is. Feels more final, is all, with the Gallows full of bloody spirits, which is why Darras thinks better of what he's said, and how he's ended it, and steps quick to take Yseult by the hand once more.

"Can I come to you, after."