Between concern about leaving the shore less gaurded and time taken to doff his chain shirt and coat and make what he was still carying with him as watertight as possible, Ziczazelzac was one of the last to go to the water.<br/>Before he began, he considered cutting a stake to secure the far end of the rope, then decided instead to secure his spear as deep into the sand as possible and secure the far end of the rope around it.<br/>"I do hope the shaft will hold when that big northman starts getting tossed about," he murmured then threw Gheena a smile.  "Wish me luck."<br/>Ziczazelzac started into the water, moving hand over hand along the rope to fight the tide.