Editing Pearly Whites (section)

==In the Kingdom of the Sharks==
Managaratha fades out; Stella and Scout fade in.  We’re still underwater.  Fortunately the water breathing is still up.

The water starts getting colder, probably because we were here as companions of Managaratha.   Nesh’s sword turns into the Buccaneer’s Blade, and he has some reputation, which stops the water from getting colder.

We discuss our current plan, or lack thereof.  What can we do for the King of the Sharks?  Well, we seem to have lost our Red mage.

Stella tires of our dithering, and brings down the Hammer of 13 successes and 10 DI.
Sharks are not actually anything that needs Fixing, they’re just inconvenient for us at present.  Ideas for sending the Sharks elsewhere are decent, but we’re unlikely to have the EPs to pull off at present, so we’d need help.  The small problem that could be fixed, potentially, is the dissension between Lani and Tia.  There’s not an easy solution, as long as he remains King Shark and she remains Princess Crab; while there are things that might fix that, we don’t have a lot of angles on that.  That could be ameliorated if Torsin was discredited, and the Goddess thinks that Torsin’s influence from Goblins is the highest on the list.  Also there's the Kraken, but it's probably too big for us. 

(Torsin is Lani's nephew, and in line to the throne after Tia).

Also, our Polite Merfolk is about to expire. 

We go and talk to Tia - she's heard of goblins, and Torsin is visiting a lot, but he doesn't live here, and she doesn't know who he talks to when he's not here.  Also she is surprised the Buccaneer doesn't have a petition.  Well, perhaps the Buccaneer can petition to hunt goblins. 

Does she know about the Kraken?  It's not in the kingdom, but kraken territory is over there. 

Vidan will learn mer overnight if Tia will teach him.   That work. 
Vidan learns 6 levels of Mer overnight.  

[Dragon 13]

We go to petition the King in the morning, accompanied by sharks..  Nesh apologies for his interpreter, and that we are here on a mission from the Gods, and ask for permission to hunt Goblins in and around his lands.

Nesh and Vidan are quite charismatic, but they’re limited by Int/Mer, so they only get 7 successes.  The King is happy to grant us 3 days to pursue the alleged intrusion into his lands, and he expects a report.  We are escorted out of the throne room by sharks.

Outside the palace, the sharks don’t seem to attack us.