The mage walked over to her, having said something particularly nasty to the bald one. Lumara could tell- his face had completely changed as he turned his back on him. Logan asked for her help as he stretched out a hand, which she promptly took and pulled. She hauled him up to the seat behind her. [B]"I'll have to fly high in the sky."[/b] she told him, looking up at the broad expanse of blue stretching over their heads. Shielding her eyes from the glare of the sun, she continued. [B]"That way, bandits and other enemies will simply brush us off as a bird. Even though I have bad eyesight, Caius takes over. He keeps up with the rest while I can lay back and nap."[/B]

The other mage turned to leave, guiding his horse to the head of the group. Lumara watched as she figured out the general direction in which he was headed, and took the reigns tighter into her hands. [B]"C'mon, Caius."[/b] she pressed her heels into the wyvern's scales. The beast grunted and snorted, raising his head and spreading its wings. The horses that were nearby whinnied nervously, stomping their hooves and flattening their ears. Caius lazily beat his wings, scattering dust and grit and sand with the currents of wind that he produced. For a moment, it seemed as if they weren't going anywhere.

Then Caius lifted into the sky. His ascension was slow at first, but once he had enough room to fly without bumping into any buildings. Then, he tipped his head up and looked at the ocean of azure above their heads. [B]"Better hang on tight. The flight up is the roughest for passengers, or so I like to believe."[/b] she warned, looking over her shoulder at Logan before looking back to the front. [B]"Caius, up!"[/B]

And with his master's command, Caius shot into the sky. His wings beat powerfully and steadily. Lumara waited for a while, holding onto the reigns with her hands as tight as ever. After a bit, she patted his neck, and Caius leveled himself so he was parallel to the ground. Lumara grinned as the beast flew in circles over the group, relying mostly on the wind to keep them aloft. Below them were sandy dunes that stretched for miles and miles, and above them was the sun and all of the sky. [B]"So, what do you think?"[/B] she asked, looking back at Logan.