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Earendil glanced over at Lin, then looked back at the things on his bed.

"Good morning, Lin," he said, a bit distractedly. "I'm just trying to think ... I mean ... we're going to be up on a roc, doing this from the air ... I don't want to bring too much stuff, because if I drop something, I don't want to lose it ... and I know I'm going to need some of my instruments, but I don't know which ones, I don't know how it will work from the air ... I find myself quite at a loss. And when I think it through in my head I still don't know ..."

Earendil scratched at his head. "Well, the problem is then, that I need to see it while I'm recording it," he murmured. "And the point of flying was so that we wouldn't have to land ..."

He was personally hoping that Haldia's roc would be smoother and slower than the other, so that he would be able to do his work from the air, because if they constantly had to land and take off again, he would never get it done.

Earendil nodded. "After our trip to the city the other day, she's not afraid of the island anymore, so she was willing to come along. Unfortunately, I couldn't convince Celeb to stay behind," he added with a frown. "I just hope he behaves, or else I'm going to have to ask Arwen to talk to him. He's a good boy, most of the time, but he's very possessive and quite pushy when he wants to be. Especially when it comes to Haldia, nowadays."

He didn't hold it against the boy, but if it came to the point where it would interfere with his work, something would have to be done about it. Prince or not, Celeb had to learn that he couldn't have everything he wanted.

Earendil nodded. "I hope he gets bored," he murmured. "He should spend time at the castle, or in the city. Play with kids his own age. Start being social."

Not that he was one to talk, but at least when he was Celeb's age he'd had his brother to play with. Celeb was completely skipping his childhood and moving straight into adulthood.

He started packing his things, deciding that he might as well pack everything and see what he would actually use, and the next day he could just take the things he would need.

"Anyways, I'll just be another few minutes," he muttered. "I don't know if you want to wait for me or go ahead ..."

"Thank you," Earendil murmured as Lin headed off. Unfortunately, he didn't have the same optimism as she had about Celeb, but he wasn't about to make an issue of it.

Up on deck, Leyenda was still anxiously awaiting news about Earendil.

"Well?" she asked Lin the moment she appeared.

Leyenda looked over at Kelirahc, Rhea and Aurin, then looked back at Lin. "We'll wait," she nodded. "After all, we wouldn't know where to go without Earendil, and the Captain is supposed to be his guide as well as guard."

Celeb wandered over and looked up at Lin, his eyes wide. "Is he coming?" he asked eagerly. "Does he have everything?"

And just as she finished speaking, Earendil appeared from the door to below deck, bag in hand. He was still in the process of fastening it, and he was muttering to himself as he did so.

"Ready?" he called out as he approached everyone.

"Ready!" Rhea called back from where she was chatting with Aurin.

"And waiting," Celeb added pointedly.

Earendil slapped his shoulder. "Mind your attitude, or you can stay here," he frowned. "I'm not kidding about that."

While Aurin helped Rhea, Leyenda and Kelirahc up onto Skyel's back and strapped them in, Haldia summoned Rhiel and motioned for the others to climb up.

"Celeb first," she said firmly, "and then I will go up, and then Earendil and then Lin."

It would keep the two males apart, while allowing her to communicate with Earendil freely.

"Going," Celeb nodded, climbing up.