"They had no reason to let us get away if they had any doubt," Whisper said...though that news was unsettling to her. "Nothing to gain, and potentially a lot to lose."
"As for my idea...unless we have the necessary powers to fight a sea monster, we may find it a better plan simply to evacuate the ship for now. Then, while the skeleton army advances on an abandoned campsite, we can go to the ambush site and try to turn the tables with an ambush of our own."