The illithid takes the bow and rapier without comment. Hajih and Darius look back to see Trinark and the lizardman standing on the pier.

Since the only illumination is the single lantern dangling from the bare mast on the longboat, the drow and lizardman are swallowed up by darkness remarkably quickly.

The mind flayer busies himself with sorting through the items the party has given up. The longboat glides through the black water swiftly and silently.

Off to starboard, a black shadow looms marking the rocky cliffs that line the Sea.

The party is quiet for a while, thinking about the possessions lost, the companions left behind, and the uncertain future ahead ...