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Your Kai Sixth Sense informs you that the whirlpool is being created by a powerful entity, a creature that is hiding somewhere amongst the foliage which blankets the overhanging cliff. From its high vantage point it is pouring its evil energy down into the channel below, causing the vortex which now threatens to drag The Pride of Sommerlund to a deep, watery grave.

Drawing upon your New Order mastery, you summon a wind to assail the cliff-top. Instantly a gale arises which whips through the undergrowth, sending clouds of dirt and torn foliage whirling high into the air. Soon you sense that the unseen creature is being forced to retreat in the face of this barrage and, as it abandons its attack, so the whirlpool ahead ceases to spin violently.

As the waters of the channel return to normal, Raker commands his crew to unfurl every remaining square inch of canvas. They catch the prevailing winds and carry you swiftly away from this sinister place.

Turn to 287.