So, the Maid on the Shore has successfully hoodwinked the rapist captain and his rapist crew

[conuly]

and sung them all to sleep and stolen all their hoarded gold and jewels and, idk, silk and spices and shit, and then she rows back to shore... using a broadsword? I mean, doesn't the boat already have oars? Actual oars, which will work better for their intended purpose? She doesn't need to jury-rig something, she can just steal his sword and row back in the normal way!

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Comments

[kareina]

If I were the maid who had been on the shore, and was now making my escape, with a pile of loot in compensation for having been captured, I might choose to row with a broadsword so that, if any should wake and follow after me, I wouldn't have to first put down an oar before taking up the sword with which to defend myself. This presupposes that, in addition to points in singing, I had also learned some basic sword fighting skills before wandering alone on the shore...

[minoanmiss]

Point, and if we assume some magic then the sword would work for rowing.
OTOH, an oar might make a good weapon too, providing distance and bludgeoning.

[conuly]

I mean, it's a magical slumber, and she did it, she must know she's got nothing to worry about.