"Since I ain't got a well-trained crew of old salts, we ain't goin' ta get dat t'ing movin' quick," says Wade. "Asides, she depends on the wind, and dem Ur'men've got galleys. We'd outrun 'em in da long run, but could be dey'd catch us in the short."
"They may not do anything," says Clem. "The Ur-men don't care if humans fight amongst themselves, only if an Ur-man or property gets damaged."