Everyone's face turned grim. Before Charles could come up with a plan, rustling sounds echoed from behind them. They turned around and saw that the Ropelings perched on the branches, as well as the Ropelings peering out of the leaves, had surrounded them. They were trapped!1

One of the sailors couldn't take it anymore and let loose a crazed cry before firing his gun haphazardly at the Ropelings before him. The bullets knocked down some of the Ropelings, but too many Ropelings had surrounded them that the sailor's attack was a mere drop in the ocean. 2

To make matters worse, no one knew how many more Ropelings were lurking in the forest.0

"Stop! Did I tell you to open fire?" Charles roared and snatched the gun off of the sailor's hand.0

"Why don't we try fire," Audric suggested, "Ropes should be afraid of fire, so we should just burn them down!"0

"Mr....1