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Kaito thought about it a moment, then nodded. "There will be plenty of time to sleep later," he murmured, climbing slowly from the bed. "Who knows when's the next time we'll see land?"

He stretched his entire body, including his wings and tail, and then he cricked his neck and padded over to Lin. "After you," he smiled, motioning towards the door.

Kaito blinked and squinted as he stepped out on deck after Lin. It was quite bright out. The sun was high in the sky: and yet, despite the fact that it had to be at least the middle of the day, if not the middle of the afternoon, he couldn't feel the desert heat that he had grown used to over the past few weeks. "Cool breeze," he commented, following after Lin. He kept his wings tucked tightly against his back so that they wouldn't catch the wind. Sure, they were big enough for him to fly, but that didn't mean he wanted to fly off the ship.

Rhea was the first one to spot the two, and she waved them over to join her and Earendil and Leyenda. Close as they were, her words were lost in the wind. She looked a bit wet by this time - they all did - and as the bow of the ship rose and dipped, some of the wake splashed over the edge of the ship, giving an answer to how that had happened.

Rhea giggled, though that sound was also lost in the wind. "I said," she replied loudly, though it was still barely audible, "welcome back!"

Leyenda put one hand on Lin's shoulder and leaned close. "We're going faster than any horse could ever run," she told her, "so watch your footing. It'll be slippery now, since it's wet, and if you fall there's nothing soft to land on."

Kaito turned his back to the wind. "It's like being in a car at top speed without a roof or seatbelts," he muttered to himself - though he would admit it was kind of fun.

Leyenda smiled, then motioned for them all to go and stand where Celeb was still petting Whisper, since, it being away from the bow, it would be a bit quieter and they would have an easier time talking there.

Once they were there, Leyenda smiled at Lin again. "We're making good time," she told her. "At this rate, we can be there before nightfall, and after we eat we'll be able to unload the caravels. It might not even be too late a night!"

"Which is good," Earendil added, "since I think we could all use a proper sleep." He grinned at Lin.

"Sure, a bit," Earendil laughed, "but I've been waiting sixty one years for this ... there's no way I'm going to let myself sleep through it!"

Leyenda stared at Earendil. "That's a long time."

Earendil chuckled and nudged Lin gently. "Blame her," he grinned. "Taking so long to grow and all." He laughed again and winked at Lin.

Leyenda looked at Lin in amazement, then Earendil, and then back at Lin. "Mother explained to me about the time difference," she said, her voice filled with awe, "but I had no idea that it was so extreme ..."

Rhea laughed. "You get used to it after a while," she smiled at Leyenda. "Lin's been visiting my home since long before I was born."

Now it was Rhea's turn to be amazed. "That was something I didn't know," she laughed. "I know Father was young when Cindy first came, but I didn't know that your family had been here even before he had been born ..."

"Me neither," Kaito spoke up, blinking in surprise. "But Tou-san had never been there at that time, had he?"

Earendil glanced at Kaito. "I know your parents first visited us when I was already an adult," he told him, "but I don't know about his first visit to the Borderlands." He looked to Lin for an answer.