You bolt down the gangplank to the ship you were heading towards when you were suddenly ambushed. The thugs pursue you hotly. You can see a cannon up ahead, but nothing else useful for fighting back. There's no time to think. You vault over the cannon into the seat for firing it. As the thugs struggle to follow you, you begin knocking them off the deck. Some have even begun to disappear without you shooting them. You look around to see what's become of the other thugs and see a massive silhouette knocking the thugs off the deck. When he's done, he grabs you off the cannon, pulls you into the back room on the ship that you've been instructed never to enter, and closes the door. You can see in the light of the lantern lighting the room that the figure is a towering wolf-man with a noticeable hat. It's clear he's the Admiral. He doesn't waste time with introductions. "I can get you what you want," he says. "Just tell me, and you can leave this room. It'll be for the good of both of our careers."
Try to learn what really caused everything you've seen here. Try to elevate your status. The Admiral is offering you something higher. Take it. Don't tell him anything. If he won't let you leave, kill him, then leave the premises as fast as you can.