<strong><span class="bbc_u">Initiative order</span><br/><br/>24 Mary<br/>16 Jacob<br/>15 Thomas<br/>10+ Richard<br/>10 Drunk other sailors<br/>8  Li<br/>7 Leon<br/>5 Elain<br/><br/><br/>Richard sees the same thing the first mate has called for with telling Jacob to get his axe.   The quickest way to separate the ships is to getting to chopping the others rigging of the other ship.  <br/> </strong>