From his vantage point beneath the waves, Xarces couldn't help but notice how different everything looked down here. The mermaids moving with such beauty and grace, the frantic screams of those above muffled and drowned out by the constant sound of water moving against his ears, why it was actually rather serene.<br/><br/>He of course realized that he could't stay, that to remain beneath the oceans surface even a moment longer increased the chances of the mermaids noticing him, of the chances that he may find himself passing through a beautiful mermaids lips where no one else could see. Being swallowed down and curled tight within her  tight belly as she need only then to casually swim away to digest him.<br/><br/>Imbuing his limbs and body with great speed, Xarces folds his wings in tightly against his back, kicking and swimming his way towards the surface. He may not be gaining any considerable distance towards or away from the ship, but at least he'd better be able to assess the situation once he was nearer to the surface.<br/><br/>Xarces<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Casting Allegro on himself to gain haste, then swimming toward the surface. Am assuming his check of <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/218287">swim</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">1d20+8</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">15</span> is enough to get him there without any issue.</div></div></div>