Boatraid! Can the Champion be Rescued?

[Ebiris]

Hearing Umi's shout, Fuu dashes to the door and casts Sound Burst centred in the middle of the group of archers.

[Carthrat]

Quite apart from producing a noise no man (or elf) was meant to here, Fuu's spell manages to severely stun the enemy archers. A couple collapse on the spot, blood pouring out their ears, while the other three stumble around like they got hit by a barrel..

[Corwin]

Umi darts around her cover, heading for the leftmost archer standing and trying to put him out of his misery.

[Carthrat]

As Umi does so, Ukyo follows suit, and the pair of bushi in the room fire off their own arrows..

A few moments later, all the archers are dead, still in their 'Katsu' disguise..

[Corwin]

Now that they seemed to have taken down the opposition, Umi examines the exits from the mess hall, trying to find those leading to the crew's quarters (and get a count of them).

[Carthrat]

There were five staircases in the mess hall. One of them lead to the ship kitchen, but the other four lead to the crew quarters.

Ukyo looks about warily. "I can't take point inside the ship. My eyes aren't quite as good as yours," he says.

The rain outside is building up..

[Corwin]

"Okay," Umi agrees, and calls for two nearby bushi, forming a vanguard with them. "Let's take the rightmost staircase to the crew's quarters," she tells the group. "Same order as before."

[Ebiris]

Fuu waits for the others to proceed before bringing up the rear, keeping her eyes and ears open for any Fey'Ri that may try to sneak up on them.

[Corwin]

Umi heads on below, with her escort of two bushi.

[Carthrat]

As Umi descends into the depths, she has a feeling of unease... one perfectly justified when a vicious-looking, spiked chain flies out at her from around a corner!

Luckily, her armour deflects the blow, and then she can hear footsteps of someone running away..

"That one is running downstairs!" yells Reshi. "She must be going for reinforcements!"