Luckily the vest protected Tal from any piercing damage from the teeth of what had him, so while the biting was annoying it wasn't truly painful. Still, he grunted as the jaws closed down again and compressed his ribs uncomfortably.
Between hanging onto his ship and the lack of leverage in the water whatever beastie had hold of him was able to keep him off balance enough that his attempts at attack didn't have much power behind them. It also prevented him from fully seeing what was biting him as the water chopped and frothed with their struggles. "Go on, geddoff y'gods-damned fucker!" He kicked out as he was pulled off his feet and found himself more or less floating, though the hand on the gunwale was gripping it strongly enough that the wood would likely break before he let go. Saltwater filled his eyes from the spray of the struggle as a draconic speck high over head turned and started a downwards dive.
Between hanging onto his ship and the lack of leverage in the water whatever beastie had hold of him was able to keep him off balance enough that his attempts at attack didn't have much power behind them. It also prevented him from fully seeing what was biting him as the water chopped and frothed with their struggles. "Go on, geddoff y'gods-damned fucker!" He kicked out as he was pulled off his feet and found himself more or less floating, though the hand on the gunwale was gripping it strongly enough that the wood would likely break before he let go. Saltwater filled his eyes from the spray of the struggle as a draconic speck high over head turned and started a downwards dive.
