Hey, body, quit ignoring me and let me do do zombie stuff.
(1) I simply cannot believe it. You've gone feral. That was a long line of failures. I mean, I just ... (your mind still works, locked somewhere in the dim recesses of your body, but wow) Okay, Ebony is literally the only person nearby, so this is gonna get ugly.
Ebony directs Solam towards the others as she goes to them. "The shadows wouldn't cross the river for some reason. I'm not sure whether it was something mundane and nothing to worry about or magic." Identify Magic on the river, specifically around the canoe. Also cast Detect Magical Trap if the former does not reveal anything. Better safe than sorry.
Remember how last round, he went perfectly rigid, and you couldn't direct him? at all? Well, now he lurches toward you with his mouth agape and his arms coming up to grab you.
(1 vs 6) He stumbles toward you, but you duck and sidestep with adrenaline fueled ease. Unfortunately, Solam stumbles out into the lamplight. You cautiously peak around the corner, and sure enough, a couple of the guards have noticed him, staggering along there. They don't seem alarmed at all.
"Dunno about you, Clunkers, but I get the feeling that something else wants to fuck with us yet. Let's get Ebony over here, then."
Examine the canoe. Any signs of ownership? Anything abnormal in the area?
Ownership? What's that? possession is nine tenths of the law, right? But yeah, someone probably owns it. Nothing abnormal nearby, except perhaps the lack of screaming eels.
...
I really should remedy that.
"Statement: This one feels the same way. Something is clearly out to get us."
Have both bees sniff out hostiles in the vicinity. Inspect the canoe together with fiddler.
the bees detect one ratman, hiding under some boulders, nose barely visible outside, twitching slightly in the air. Hard to see under the water - it's typicallky murky, and it's night, so the bees can't get a read below. Otherwise, the villains and heroes of the riverside community are content to ignore you for now. You check the boat. it's old, it's hard used, but it's sturdy.