"Far famed Captain, conqueror of Troy and all its God defying denizens, we observe that you select a number which puts us, who row, at certain hazard of being devoured by wolf heads, while stalwartly avoiding a risk, however, slight of a drowning doom that would see Captain and Myrmidon alike consigned to the briny depths. This we deem a different decision than that which you would pursue were you to be a rower."
"The matter resting there as it may, however, we moot a value of -1, or bringing the fleet in tight along the to the shore of the cliff that faces east, where Gods cursed Charybdis ever sits. Let us portage the fleet across the land on this side, with whatever difficulties ensue, and set it down again across the channel. Charybdis cannot climb the cliff, or the instructions of fair Cersei would include the likelihood that we arrived while she was doing so, nor can far famed Scylla leap the channel, or else the whole would be a nonsense."
"We know your objection, that if we avoid the hazard in such wise, young Telemachus may draw, upon your relating this point, an improper moral from it, which might cause him to grow churlish and insufficiently brave. Nonetheless, we don't wish to be eaten by dog heads. We therefore propose a compromise. Let us do this boat carrying plan, and tell all and sundry that we chose to sail near the man eater, thus retaining both the reputation for courage and cunning which you have always cultivated, as well as our mortal safeties."
Then there arose a muttering from the crew.
"Far famed Captain, conqueror of Troy and all its God defying denizens, we observe that you select a number which puts us, who row, at certain hazard of being devoured by wolf heads, while stalwartly avoiding a risk, however, slight of a drowning doom that would see Captain and Myrmidon alike consigned to the briny depths. This we deem a different decision than that which you would pursue were you to be a rower."
"The matter resting there as it may, however, we moot a value of -1, or bringing the fleet in tight along the to the shore of the cliff that faces east, where Gods cursed Charybdis ever sits. Let us portage the fleet across the land on this side, with whatever difficulties ensue, and set it down again across the channel. Charybdis cannot climb the cliff, or the instructions of fair Cersei would include the likelihood that we arrived while she was doing so, nor can far famed Scylla leap the channel, or else the whole would be a nonsense."
"We know your objection, that if we avoid the hazard in such wise, young Telemachus may draw, upon your relating this point, an improper moral from it, which might cause him to grow churlish and insufficiently brave. Nonetheless, we don't wish to be eaten by dog heads. We therefore propose a compromise. Let us do this boat carrying plan, and tell all and sundry that we chose to sail near the man eater, thus retaining both the reputation for courage and cunning which you have always cultivated, as well as our mortal safeties."
Amazing.