The wind swirls around Wakil as he cimbs the rope up the side of the ship, aided by Troth. The fog billows away from him on the wind, and closes in after him.
Wakil reaches the deck quickly, then turns around to help Troth haul in the ruffian. A chocking, gurgling scream has begun, and the rope is growing heavier and heavier. With a suddenness that leaves the two men stumbling backwards, the rope comes free with an audible twang. Upon drawing the now slack rope the rest of the way up the boat, they discover the loop Wakil had tied still intact, but empty.
Malachi glows with a terrible golden radiance in the harsh moonlight. The fog along the railing disintigrates under his brilliance. Turning toward the bow, he raises his arm and points. The light grows thicker down to his wrist, then bursts forth in a solid beam. Where the beam touches, the fog ceases to be.
Captain Ben shrinks back from Malachi, a look of awed terror on his face. "Wha-- What are you!? Colmarr!!" Turning, he sees Colmarr and the light enveloping the poop deck. "Good work, Colmarr!" he shouts, running up the ladder. "I have the helm. Get some more of those arrows going, place them around the perimeter of the ship! Denther, as soon as we clear this fog, we need your eyes up high!"
Below, Braer is feeling better now that the blood has ceased to flow from his body. He is less lightheaded and feels he could likely stand and move about, if he did so carefully.
The rest of the crew is busily working on making the ship ready to sail, and very soon the rushing wind fills her canvas, and they are away, speeding toward the mouth of the inlet.
[sblock=OOC]Grondar, how many bodies did you throw over the side of the boat before you left off? One, two, or three?[/sblock]