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Amalirahc grinned and followed after Miyuki, up the steps to the crew's deck. Once they were there, he clapped his hands together. "I'll be it first!" he exclaimed. "Run away! I'll give you a head start!"

It was a small area, but the pillars would make it a bit harder for him.

Amalirahc counted to five (somewhat quickly, even he would admit) and shouted, "Here I come!" before he started running after Miyuki.

Such was the scene when Earendil and Lin descended into the hold to find the two. Earendil chuckled, watching as Amalirahc began to chase Miyuki around the room. "Looks like she's found a way to keep herself busy," he grinned at Lin as she followed him down.

It was quickly apparent that Amalirahc was used to playing in here, perhaps with people who were faster than he: he used the posts like vaulting walls, launching himself after Miyuki faster than he would ever have been able to run, and slinging himself around like a slingshot.

"Got you!" he laughed, his fingertips barely grazing the tip of one of her tails. He sprang back from the post he had just about run into and started ducking around immediately. "Come and get me!"

Earendil chuckled, watching the two. "I have the feeling that Amalirahc may have the unfair advantage," he couldn't help but comment. "In size and strategy."

Earendil chuckled. "Well, if they can have this much fun on a small ship, then I'm sure Miyuki will be fine on a large ship for a month. If she really gets bored, we'll know what to do to wear her down."

Still, it was fun to watch. Amalirahc was almost like an acrobat, the way he flung himself from pole to pole, vaulting and leaping more than he was running.

"You can try!" he laughed at Miyuki, ducking behind one pole as if taunting her.

Earendil was half tempted to help Miyuki out if Amalirahc ever came their way, but he had a feeling that Miyuki would see it as cheating. He knew he would if their positions were reversed.

Amalirahc kept giggling, and just before Miyuki could reach him, he rolled to the side to dodge her - and right into one of the poles. He had been so busy watching her, that he hadn't been watching where he was going.

"Oh, shoot!" he exclaimed, scrambling to get away again. His feet skittered on the wooden floor, somehow unable to get a grip.

Amalirahc squealed as Miyuki pounced on him. "You got me!" he laughed. "You got me! Let me up so that I can get you again!"

Suddenly he spotted Earendil and Lin on the other side of the room, and he giggled and waved, stuck helplessly under Miyuki. "Hi! We're playing tag!"

Earendil laughed. "So we see!" he grinned back. "Looks like you're stuck."

"Nah." Amalirahc giggled again. "She'll get off so that I can chase her again. Right Miyuki?" He twisted his head so that he could look up at her again.

Earendil grinned at Miyuki. "Just watching as we set sail," he replied. "You should come up and see how fast we're moving. And you can probably still see the town a bit, though we're leaving it behind."

He wasn't sure she understood that the ship was going to be taking them to another place, but he wanted her to see the city vanishing into the distance, if only to make it real to her.