112 dilemma (1/2)
At the dawn of the third day since his arrival in the village of Tarbes, he was ready to depart to la Rochelle, the aerial port in Gallia. Thank the document he receives from the king, he now knows that the griffon wouldn't be able to fly the three of them their direction, the distance to large for it to cross.
That signifies that they would need to stop at the port city to take a flying ship to rejoin the floating island. Since the academy and Tarbes weren't that far from the city, he would be able to rejoin the city in a few hours of flight rather than the three-day travel by horse.
While they have a griffon, he wouldn't be able to fly with the three of them on longs distances. He guesses that once the border' crossed, Tristain wouldn't have the authority to send soldiers to pass it without conflict, more so when Gallia was said to be under the reign of a madman.
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Taking advantage that it was still a good hour shortly before the sunrise, he pushes the door open when he see light inside the house. Why thinking of the lack of security he came across Siesta herself preparing breakfast for her family, he dad already awake and eating.
Hearing the door opening, the two turn their head, surprised to see Alex after three days.
”Master, how did you found your way back? I was thinking that I would have to go search for you tomorrow?”
”Your lack of faith as of my capacity to found my way in those tunnels aside, I exit it by the air.” Respond him dryly, making her blush and lower her gaze, her father on the side perk a little at this.
”You were able to make it fly again?” Excitation was slightly perceptible in his voice.
”Yes and no, I had to deconstruct it and built another one.”
The two seems perturbed at this, feeling their confusion he continue.
”As I say the dragon plumage was nothing else than an aircraft, a means of transport, it isn't alive, it a machine.”
”Machine?” The word, completely alien for the older man.
”How to put it... I know you know that the knight of the princess had those contraptions that fire a ball?” Ask him, seeing the two nod back, he continues.”That a type of machine, something constructed from metal and other parts to allow those without magic to fly. A little like a dragon, only it was created, not born.”
While it shares some light for the two, they hadn't the needed knowledge to completely understand shat he was speaking off.
”Nevermind, I just came to say that I was finished, I will depart to la Rochelle today, and if I'm unable to catch them before they take the ship, I will pursue them.”
As soon as he finishes, Siesta worried.
”But you can't go their alone, it too dangerous?!” Says her while grabbing his sleeves.
Putting a comforting hand on her shoulder, he looks at her.”That why I will go alone, don't forget that I can use magic and is stronger than any men. It would only make you into unnecessary danger to bring you along. I want you to return to the academy, Kirche needs you there more than I will need you now.”
While depressed that he wouldn't bring her, she could understand that she would be only an extra burden. Nodding sadly, she takes a step back, letting Alex free.
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While she couldn't go with him, she would neither less see him off. When the two exit the house, they were surprised to see the hovering metal thing two-meter above their house. In a single leap defying gravity, he gracefully lands onto one of the wings without a sound.
The airship didn't even bugle at his sudden weight, reacting immediately and stabilizing in real-time. The only thing betraying the presence of the crafted aeroplane was the nearly imperceptible hum from the gemstones powering the runes.
If the sight of the plane was strange, the fact that Alex vanish inside it when it was physically impossible to blow their mind off.
While they were standing silly, outside, it vanishes from their sight as a ripple pattern runs through it. As the soft hum slowly recedes until stopping, they know that he had departed.
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Unwilling to bring any attention to him, he flights above the cloud and under the sound barrier speed. The travel until the city was uneventful, but it was a forgone conclusion when your the only one in ht esky and able to see for hundreds of meters all around with nothing to hide in than the clouds.
Even then, the infrared captor would pick any source of heat higher than the cloud in a half-mile area.
With the map given by the king scanned and had to the navigation system, he re-activate the camouflage and goes down when the surrounding start to correspond to the outskirt of the city.
Flighing still at a 200 feet altitude, he land when the screen displays an ever-growing amount of heat source. sifting from a real view, he sees the city starting to appears, half a mile further.
Climbing out of the plane, he takes it into his storage while taking longboard, out. The board was nothing more than his crafted snowboard. Made of Evans steel, it shares a good part of the runes clusters from the plane. While it wouldn't be as fast, nor having a camouflage of weapon on it, it was a suitable mode of transport that would outrun any beast driven contraption.
He doesn't know how it would fare against dragon or griffon, but that was alright in his eyes, it wasn't made to be a racing device, but a safer mean to close large distance.
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Like the plane, it was powered by runes inscribed' gemstones, the only difference was that he would have to direct it with his feet rather than hands, but that was all.
Putting his feet into the slot, he feels the board anchor them safely, connecting the system to his revamped boots. In a soft hum, the board hover, and with a slight pressure of his left foot, was propelled forward.
While the board was gaining in speed, he takes out the pair of goggle he crafts the previous day, after the board, and wear them. Those goggles weren't only here to protect his eyes of the wind but were also enchanted.