        Well, he didn’t know what he could do.  A few hours of thought didn’t give him any ideas at all.  In the case of an ambush, the best possible outcome was that he would make it to the canoe before they got to him, and they would have an unnatural fear of the water, and no ranged weapons, and he would paddle to freedom while they stood powerless on the shore.  It sounded like a ridiculous plan, and one part of his mind was wishing he’d brought his gun.