The ship slows as it approaches the shoreline, and the crew begins to busily prepare a longboat to cross the final 100 yards from ship to marshy shore.  The eyes of the sailors is often upon our heroes, with mixed emotions of pride, awe, and no small measure of curiousity.  Kaitani feels their eyes perhaps more than the others with the latter motive, and the bard and paladin perhaps more with the former two.<br/><br/>Four crewmen and an officer will be charged with taking the expedition ashore.  The heroes have time for last discussions still before they embark into the night and adventure.