"Huh," she says, ears twitching. "Hey Linda, new girl just walked out without a word. Probably because some idiot fell off the ship. Can't imagine such a thing, can you?" She stands up, carefully puts a thin wooden bookmark in her book, and grumbles, "Was just getting to the good part." Strapping on swords and grabbing her bow, she trudges up to the main deck and peers out into the sea. "Aw hell, it's some of those sy-reen mermaids," she says in disgust. "I heard stories about them, and I don't think these are the kind what turn men into horny toads." Grumbling, she loads and arrow, and debates which one to try to drive off with an arrow seeing that Xarces has largely the same idea. "You want to take the far one or the close one, featherbutt?" She calls over to the man.