"Against the likes of these, her magic isn't necessary," Vol said. "We'll just move quickly enough that they won't know what is happening. Fire arrows and the like… Something that'll get them to slow down."
"Wait, we don't even know if he has the ships, Vol," Harland said. "Aren't we getting a bit too excited about an idea that seems unlikely to be feasible?"
"…I suppose I can find you a ship, if I send the right messages," Blackwood said thoughtfully. "But you're putting yourselves in the worst bit of danger. I wouldn't say a quest is worth the trouble. All I can see happening here, at best, is you managing to do away with a single vessel, and then finding yourselves at the bottom of the sea afterwards, with a hole punched in your hull, and half your oars snapped off."
"The Sea Serpents will take that risk," Penelope said.
