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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 2408832" data-attributes="member: 11520">Battle with the SharksThe steps you take seem to work for a moment, then the sharks are learning from their mistakes. When the ship slows and chum is put out a few sharks swim close and are slain or wounded, but just as quickly the scatter again. The harpoon trick works to bring down one big shark and then the beasts seem to stay deeper in the water as the fins are not seen within easy range of the ballista. These are no ordinary sharks, they must be advised by someone. An hour before dark as many men are resting or eating, a shark suddenly leaps across the bow of the ship high in the air. Such a leap is simply not possible without some sort of magical aid. The shark has a stout line of woven seaweed in its mouth. Another shark has the other end in its mouth. They swim forward dragging the line down the ship and off the bow. In the process they manage to pull down a crewman and two marines. One of the Marines lands in the netting intended to foul attackers later, but the other two vanish into the depths with screams of agony and fear. A roiling of the water suggests that sharks have them, but it is unsafe to shoot for fear of hitting the men.</blockquote>