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"Good to have ye' aboard son. The ships name's Tourbillon an' mine's Rollan' Calstler (That's Rolland btw). Yer' timin's off though. We're jus' comin' back ashore. Bu' we found a good spo' off the coas'. Jus' need to unload our catch and we're headin' back ou'. Why don' ye' head aboard an' ge' aquain'ed with the lay o' the ship."

((I'm wondering what happened to Damiano and Mina... Since Tura joined back with Vilya, does that mean the two also joined Sai's party once again? @.@))

((Raistlin gave Griffin control of Damiano ad Ark while he's gone, so Griffin brought them to where Sai, Kin, and Vilya are. I believe that you had Minatsuki ride along with Damiano. Griffin never posted them landing, but since Raistlin is still gone I think it would be okay to assume that he did.))

((*pokes fingers together* I actually had a very lengthy post detailing the flight and all that jazz ready to be posted last weekend when something happened and I lost everything. There was no undo or redo options and it was late so I kinda just set it aside sweatdrop Sorry everyone gonk

I'm going to see what I can do in regards to catching up and making a post this time around. Hopefully I'll get somewhere this time sweatdrop ))

inquired a rather upset Damiano. He could see his companion smiling as the great silver dragon flew onward above the clouds. The sun was shining mercilessly upon them from their height and it had been the cause for Damiano's awakening. replied the notably cheerful dragon. After having been crammed into the mask, and then merged into the same vessel as Damiano, Ark truly appreciated all this time flying. The freedom of the wind against his wings was just what he needed.

Damiano was about to reply when he saw the logic to his companion's statement. Shaking his head, Damiano said, With that, he looked back toward what lay below them. Nothing from what he could tell, just clouds and plains and forests. He and Minatsuki were completely isolated here with no idea of what happened to the other mages that had been at the Dragon Sage's palace. This was slightly disappointing, especially since he had been hoping to gain some insight on new magicks from them. Just then Ark's head lowered and they began to descend.

Inquired Damiano who was trying to hold on to the dragon's crest as best as he could. The descent was becoming more rapid, he could feel the cold wind through the robes and the mask. was Ark's quick reply. Damiano could tell that the dragon was concentrating on the approach. Landing in this area would be difficult. Pressing himself close to his companion, Damiano held on as the graceful yet large dragon prepared to land in the clearing where the other mages stood.


((There, took a while but this time I started writing in MS Word to prevent any unfortunate mishaps. No need to smash my cap in with an over-sized hammer Griffin sweatdrop

Again, I beg your pardons on the delay and assure you that once school starts up again I'll frequent this RP more often. Until then (which would be in about 2 weeks from now) I leave the same instructions for my character as I did last time.

'Till next weekend everyone, ciao razz ))

((Alright, finally got through that little writers block and have come up with something.))

"I don't know if the airdocks are such a good idea. The Guards might be watching them thinking that we would come up with exactly that idea. I was thinking of four possible routes ((refer to the map on the first page for this part))." Sai said, pointing to the map. "We could head east toward one of the villages there, but that would take us closer to the Capitol and closer to the main force of the Guards. If our descriptions have been spread already that would probably not be a very wise choice. The second route I was thinking of would be to head straight to the same village that the Guards who were chasing me did, under disguise, and then to pass through quickly to the next village. The third was to cut around the village and take a sea route to the forked peninsula and then head back down the coast. The last one I was thinking of would be to go right over the mountain range at a west-southwest angle and go straight to the village there. Though the Guards may have anticipated any of these moves, so we may not be safe no matter where we go. What do you think?"


"Alrigh', boy, we be castin off now." Roland said to 'Jarnes'. "Jus' stay on the deck an' stay ou' o' the way. We'll tell ye' wha' to do when the time comes."

Roughly a dozen grizzled and muscled men, many wearing not much more than their pants came aboard in a raucous group. Almost all went to the masts and rigging immediately. A small few stood silently to one side watching, same as Jarnes. Within minutes the ship was cast off and set out to sea. They sailed east for a good few hours, until one of the sailors in the crows nest at the top of the mast called down. Only a few miles ahead of them in the water was a barrel floating in the water.

"We lef' tha' barrel ou' there this mornin'. There's a rope tied to it and an' the other ends tied to an' anchor. Good way to mark our fishin' spo', mos' fok'd think it was jus' somthin' tha' fell overboard an' would'n' think no more o' it. Well, we be's ge' to work." That said he geban directing Jarnes on how to cast the nest and haul them back in, how to empty them and what to do with the fish once caught. Then they would recast the nets again and start the cycle over, and over and over and over until the sun was resting only its own height from the horizon.

"Good job, boy, we'll head back to the docks an' empty our cargo, then you'll ge' paid. Ye did good, boy, if ye wan' there migh' be work here for ye tommorow. What say ye'?"

Vilya thought for a moment before looking up to catch the landing of Damiano's silver dragon. The mage nimbly slipped off his creature's back, offering a hand to help Minatsuki down.
Tura's mind voice drifted into Vilya's thoughts gently.
Vilya crossed her arms and smiled at them both.
"Sounds like you had a lot of fun without us." It was then she noticed just how tired Mina looked.
"Hey, take it easy okay?" She went over and offered her her hand as well.
"We were just planning our next move." Vilya related the choices Sai put forward.
"It sounds like all of our options are chancy. But I think wherever we go, some level of disguise is probably a good idea. At any rate, Sai, I don't think you could risk keeping Stratus out of his gem near any sort of civilization. Sky dragons just aren't that common."
Vilya looked at Tura, who shrugged, sending her thoughts to the creatures in the clearing.

Gratefully taking two hands offered to her, Minatsuki slid down and flashed a grateful smile at the two.

"Fun doesn't quite describe it, but sure, it was a rush, and I missed my beauty sleep."

Grinning, Minatsuki looked over at Damiano, and back at the group; she loved the energy of people, as if she functioned on that energy. Though still weary, Minatsuki thought through the options that were being told, and considered all the options.

"I think first two option is pushing our luck, and if we take the sea route, we'll be completely stuck on the sea, if something does happen."

Minatsuki said, carefully, pressing her lips tightly.

"But it doesn't take a genius to come up with this. I think we should take a route that the guards will least anticipate."