They stood there for a while… but nothing happened. Lenora and Drifus had already finished cleaning up as best as they could and used all the soap but even now… things were only marginally better.
"This is why," the old elf finished, bringing the float back to himself. The bait was gone. "They're too damn smart, these fish."
"Huh…" Lenora mumbled. She almost gagged at the thought of eating these damn things. "Let's just go," she said. "Thank you for the soap, mister."
"Sure thing missy," the elf said. "Don't go swimming in there again, alright?"
"Never again!"
***
"Unh," someone gasped.
Another person gagged.
Someone actually threw up on the road.
"God!" someone yelled. "Shower once a year, will ya!"
"Did you piss on each other or something?"
"Piss? It smells like ass!" Another one cried.
