Boreal hadn't been entirely idle once the humans were aboard ship. The dragon had gotten a running start and joined them aloft, flying above the Peregrine at first and then slipping down to cruise beside Sohalia for a few seconds, her wingtip almost brushing the human woman's hand. The little ship was going too slow for her to maintain her position longer than that, and she shot ahead with a few powerful beats of her wings until she found an updraft to carry her back above the little vessel.
Sohalia might have been talking about the view, but Tal beamed with pride as if she'd complemented his ship instead. "Beats any other kind o'travel," he boasted with a broad grin. "In fair weather, at least. An' if it gets stormy, we can lift above the low clouds or tack around the storm." He made a small adjustment to the wheel and the prow rose a little, the skyship gradually cutting higher into the air. "I'm gonna take 'er up above the trees now. It's safer that way, so we don't get caught by a branch goin' over the river," he explained. Then he looked suddenly sheepish and belatedly added: "Are y'afraid o' heights?" Probably should have asked that before she boarded but... well, better late than never?
Sohalia might have been talking about the view, but Tal beamed with pride as if she'd complemented his ship instead. "Beats any other kind o'travel," he boasted with a broad grin. "In fair weather, at least. An' if it gets stormy, we can lift above the low clouds or tack around the storm." He made a small adjustment to the wheel and the prow rose a little, the skyship gradually cutting higher into the air. "I'm gonna take 'er up above the trees now. It's safer that way, so we don't get caught by a branch goin' over the river," he explained. Then he looked suddenly sheepish and belatedly added: "Are y'afraid o' heights?" Probably should have asked that before she boarded but... well, better late than never?
