The Merf, realizing he has a moment, focuses his effort on the arcane bomb spell he had heard about in the library. He figures that would have really come in handy. [Int 14+3= 17 ME 3+5=8]
“We might be able to still go North,” he says. “We just need to plan our attack better.” He pauses. “I don’t suppose anyone here knows how to speak slime monster, by any chance?”