"I'm a sailor, not a sharpshooter," Finian snapped. Nothing more was said, though. The three quickly joined Deni on the remaining fishing boat, keeping eyes to the sky as well as to the water. With Aelflead swimming nearby, they were at least confident that any demons would go for the easier prey before attacking the boat itself.
"Don't be falling overboard, we don't need no anchors," the old velen muttered as he quickly got the boat underway. It strained under the weight of the group, but held. For those used to the ocean, the silence in the air was troubling. The gulls were quiet, either killed or scared away. There were no sailors or dock hands talking, no cargo being moved. The only sound was the gentle lapping of the waves.
After their skirmishes, it felt decidedly like they were walking right into a trap.
Even so, they reached the buoy without any further trouble. The docks were still in sight, but if they encountered any trouble, there'd be no way to reach shore. Finian tied off the boat and looked down. "She's right below us now." He then pointed to the south. "The other one with the cannons is a little bit that way. The Hydrus has a main engineering room below the main deck. I'm going to have to get in there to enable the pumps. That'll empty the water that's already in the boat, but it'll take two of the salvage floats, one on port and aft, to raise it from the ocean floor."
His sharp teeth flashed as he growled in thought. "A'ight. I'll take the tin cans with me into the Hydrus. You and the girl can reach the Arma in no time and get back with us as soon as possible. We don't get those guns on the Hydrus before it's raised it'll be a lost cause."
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"Don't be falling overboard, we don't need no anchors," the old velen muttered as he quickly got the boat underway. It strained under the weight of the group, but held. For those used to the ocean, the silence in the air was troubling. The gulls were quiet, either killed or scared away. There were no sailors or dock hands talking, no cargo being moved. The only sound was the gentle lapping of the waves.
After their skirmishes, it felt decidedly like they were walking right into a trap.
Even so, they reached the buoy without any further trouble. The docks were still in sight, but if they encountered any trouble, there'd be no way to reach shore. Finian tied off the boat and looked down. "She's right below us now." He then pointed to the south. "The other one with the cannons is a little bit that way. The Hydrus has a main engineering room below the main deck. I'm going to have to get in there to enable the pumps. That'll empty the water that's already in the boat, but it'll take two of the salvage floats, one on port and aft, to raise it from the ocean floor."
His sharp teeth flashed as he growled in thought. "A'ight. I'll take the tin cans with me into the Hydrus. You and the girl can reach the Arma in no time and get back with us as soon as possible. We don't get those guns on the Hydrus before it's raised it'll be a lost cause."
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