The passage out through the Fool Rocks was less eventful that the way in. Though the sailors kept weapons near to hand and plugs of wax in their pockets, no sirens were sighted. According to Tobaran sailors, several of whom had signed on with the Hammer, the feeding cycle was over and wouldn't begin again for another month. The creatures were always about, but most often encountered when trying to feed. Emmaline explained her adventures in Tobaro to Markus, including the confusing welter of visions she had experienced in Arcane Street. Despite her best efforts, up to and including casting spells on the bracelet, she wasn't able to further rouse the artefact to action. In fact she was half convinced she had imagined the entire thing until, when she was trying to work a particularly risky spell on the bracelet, the snake momentarily animated, gave her an irritated look, and then solidified back into a slightly different configuration. Regardless she found that she was drawn to the bracelet, and when she slept with it under her pillow she was assailed by strange dreams of brown skinned people in linens bowing down before a strange statue of a serpentine looking figure whos features she could never quite make out.

On the second day out Morgan bustled into the cabin while Emmaline and Markus were sharing breakfast. Emmaline was customarily nude and made a prefunctory effort to cover herself with a sheet which had been kicked to the floor the previous evening. The corsair ignored her completely and spoke to Markus.

"We have a problem captain," he declared bluntly. Markus arched an eyebrow inviting Morgan to continue. Sailors didn't get old by sugar coating bad news and so Morgan plowed onwards.

"There are some rumblings among the lads, they didn't get shore leave in Sartosa or in Tabaro and they aren't happy about it," Morgan reported grimly. Emmaline got the impression he was holding something back but the privateer plowed onwards.

"Also we are down to less than a weeks worth of booze," he replied grimly, "if we don't get them some time ashore, and a supply of rum, I don't think we will make it all the way to Lustria."