“Ehhhh….that’s never going to work. Sorry” Kathlin said consolingly to the Captain, who was turning steadily more and more pale as his frantic orders were met with nothing but silence and the ship continued to churn through the waves at top speed towards the exit to the cove. 

“He’s right! We’re going to crash…” Liam groaned as he watched the rocky walls loom closer and closer. Kathlin stepped up beside him to follow his gaze. 

“Hm. I wonder if this would count as shielding the ship, or shielding the wall”

“What?”

Thrusting out a hand, a glimmering shield appeared between the prow and the rock wall. Kathlin was promptly knocked back with a jerk that appeared to wind her as with a loud squeal the boat crashed into it, sliding along the smooth barrier rather than the tearing out huge chunks of its side on the craggy rock wall to plunge into the tunnel. The shield flickered out of existence as Liam supported his companion, eying askance another corner that was looming fast as he braced himself. “Well…this is going to hurt”

-BANG-

-BONK-

-SQUEEEEEEAAAAALL – BANG!-

“FULL STEAM AHEAD!” 

Liaena screamed as she came flying up from below decks, Vashi hard on her heels, the elf would have been well ahead if not for the uncomfortably low ceilings. “Rithy! Rithy! I found an Engine!”

“YES THANKYOU, I NOTICED!” Liam roared back at her. Both of the priests were looking decidedly the worse for wear at this point, with Kathlin in particular struggling to keep her balance. “We can’t take much more of this!”

“We…we’re nearly out” the captain gasped. The man looked torn between resigning himself to death and clinging desperately to life as the exit to the cove loomed in front of him. Then, he saw what lay outside and promptly decided on the former. “No no no, wait! Wait! Hostage! Hostage!!”

“Ramming speed. I heard ramming speed” Liaena mused to herself as she stared out at their welcoming committee, before turning around to look at Rithrynn. “Target acquired, Rithy?”