.Flæm chuckled as she watched the duo fly up. my offer? I think my offer is invalid, now. But I can't let you go like this. Thank you, Lili. then she turned to the green man. "Alright, we'll go up, now." She stepped foward and held him in a tight embrace.
And they shot up into the sky! The world below grew smaller and smaller, dwindling away to a noble child's play set, matchstick buildings and pebbled walls.
They were like gods.
Then they were at the ship. Flæm landed lightly on the deck. "Here we are! The skyship Lightning! Now, before we leave, let's do a head count. Lilli, I think that's Willow banging around in the kitchen; probably baking that cake, you two- I'm sorry. I do not know your names. And... where is Zach?" She glanced around. "Zach? ZACH? ZACHARY?" Now, this was worrisome! She was supposed to be watching! He must have dived- and landed somewhere else in the labrynthine streets of the desert city! He could be anywhere! Putting aside all thoughts, of the troublesome girl, or the green man, Flæm rushed to the ships banister, and looked out at the city below with her hawk eyes, her hands cupping her face fearfully. In her worried state, her body uncounsiously reverse aged, changing her into a little girl, still recognizable as the captain. Her clothes still fit well, somehow.