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"Well, for one thing, I think he's being silly," Earendil smiled at MIyuki. "For another, he might offend someone around us, and that wouldn't be good. After all, this is their home, and I think if he said he was bored after only two weeks, they might not take it kindly. The elves are a proud people, after all, sometimes it doesn't take much to insult them."

Just then, Leilani and the others returned, ready to go. Aethos and Leilani were talking together cheerfully, but Alassëa seemed quieter than usual - understandable, considering she had just said goodbye to the one man she felt had truly raised her, the man she remembered better than her own father.

Daeron had to think about that.

"I'm not sure," he admitted. "I mean ... I would love the traveling and seeing new things, but I think that after two days or so on a ship where the sights on the horizon wouldn't change ... well, they'd better have some way to keep me busy."

Earendil laughed at his brother. "At any rate, we've got to get going if we're going to make good progress today," he grinned. "Mount up, will you?"

Daeron chuckled softly. "Yeah, yeah ..." He grinned at Miyuki. "You riding a horse or a wagon today?"

Daeron laughed. "Well if you're asking for permission, I'm not the one to ask!" he chuckled, ruffling her hair. "Ask your father. And keep in mind he's going to have to make sure that there are enough horses free for you to ride."

If most of the people were riding, then she would be stuck in a wagon, no matter what, after all.

Earendil was amused by how excited Miyuki was. "Sure. Come on, let's go find a couple of horses."

He turned to look at his wife. "Lin, are you going to ride? Or are you going to go in a wagon, since you have Andarien?"

And so Earendil and Miyuki went off to find some horses.

There weren't quite enough horses to go around, so in the end, Elros decided to ride in the wagon with Alena - since of course Shiloh was still too young to go on a horse for long periods of time - and such was the arrangement when they set out.

"So what's our next destination?" asked Iorlas, who was sitting with Lin in the back of one of the wagons.

Alena was driving the wagon this time around, and Elros was sitting next to her on the driver's bench. He was the one holding Shiloh, which the infant seemed to like. It was different for her, usually her father was riding a horse and her mother was carrying her. The two were sitting quite comfortably and at ease, chatting away happily as the scenery passed them by.

Iorlas watched the two quietly for a moment, then smiled. "Shall we ask them, then?" she asked Lin, tilting her head slightly as she looked back at her friend.

Elros turned slightly in his seat so that he was looking at Lin and Iorlas over his shoulder. He smiled at the two women.

"To the beautiful city of Chansond'eau, the capital of the Westland," he replied. "It is home of their Majesties, King Eregon and Queen Amalthea - uncle and aunt to Prince Earendil - as well as the rest of the royal family. It is much larger than the towns that we have been passing through thus far. Its name is derived from the phenomenon it was built around - the singing water of the waterfall and river that runs through it."

Alena laughed. "You sound as if we're already there, and you're guiding us through the city," she teased her husband.

Elros chuckled. "It has been quite a while since I was there last, but I believe I remember enough to be able to guide those who wish on a tour through the city."