*gathers everyone in the large Inner Chamber*

*waits for silence*

*after breakfast*

*scuttles up to a crowd of acolytes surrounding smauglock*

(*at a respectful distance*)

*spies a group of wyrd systers in front of him chanting and burning some herbs*

Ooooh! Are they doing magic?

*stirs*

*wakes up - or rather, cycles on - in comfortable Havens cabin bed*

*hears a noise outside the window...and sees the two young women who were scoping out one's fetching impromptu skirt/sari-and-business-shirt ensemble at last night's evening meal*

Click to view

*blinks*

...That just happened, right?

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*stirs from a deep sleep, wrapped snug in the bison skin in Temeraire's harness*

*feels light breeze and warm sun on face*

*slowly opens eyes...and sees Mount Axis for the first time, glowing gold and faint purple in the setting sun*

*blinks*

*rubs face and blinks again...and finally finds voice*

That...that's it. That's it!*off everyone's ( Read more... )

*spots something after an hour or so of uneventful flying*

There! Is that it? Way in the distance - that little bump on the horizon? Is that Mount Axis?

Oh, but where is Sherlock going?

*waddles over to a sheer cliff face and looks over the edge*

*perfect*

*LEAPS*

*PLUMMETS towards the bottom...but spreads wings at the last possible moment*

*FWOOF*!!!

*arcs up beautifully into the wide blue sky*

Do you need something before we leave, or can we just start flying?

*sighs*

We've been resting for a while now. I'm ready to get back to the Oracle.

*scrambles up a sheer face of desert scree and spots everyone preparing to depart ( Read more... )

Oh, good heavens, now what's going on?!