#fenixtj

He leads her to the top. And there it is... a dirgiable with a cart under it... a nocker childling looks up "Where to?"

She follows......

Ev er a gent the Pooka opens the entry door to the seating area "WHere to, Most illustrious of ubernobles?"

"We were sent for by the Duke."

"RIGHT.." The kid says "Off to his fancy hold it is, Countess. Just furking say so... don't worry, I got the compass set right"

"Oh! Ohhhh...."

Buce says "Did thou really think I would steer thee wrong? your excellency? I? A prank?" A wink. Clearly he gathered she wondered what he wasdoing and he was enjoying her confusion, but they're on the right quick path now

Jessica sighs, but gets ready for transport.

"ALL RIGHT" The ncoker says "We're gonna have a really good flight today... I want you to know there are one parachute in case things go bad. It's MINE! "

"But we're not going to need it" As they rise higher and higher "Because this baby is among the finest nocker flight modules ever born"

Jess..... is not S iv. She takes deep, even, calming breaths.

Sir Buce says "Fear not, Countess. Should we fall to our deaths, but get behind me andI shall block the gorund with mine shield"

"Thank you." She mutters.

And the dirgibile begins to move forward, lurching a bit now and then, but it's moving fast

Slow exhale.......... slow inhale........ repeat........

"My lady? Art thou afraid of heights?"

"No." a quiet mutter "But this is nocker-made."

"AH" he nods

"Yeap... this beauty has a 78.8% safety rating" The nocker kid guiding themselves, "And as we all know, that just rounds up"

DEEEEEEP breath, in and out.......

Buce nods as if this were Sage truth

below them, the beautiful Baja pennisuala scrolls past at the speed of Audience attention span..which is to say they're moving VERY quickly

Jessica is torn about the speed; means it's over sooner but.....

In the chimerical sky, creatures fly... some quite unnautral looking... and dangerous

"Crap..Atmojellies.." the nocker says "Get your arms and hands IN the vehicle.. don't let the tendrils touch you..."

ahead of them, a large floatilla of levitating giant jellyfish!

"Oh God......"

"I shall smite them!" Buce draws his blade!

"Buce, if you rock this thing, I swear...."

"awww" he pouts

"Nobody touch nothing... I didn't get a 'Meh, hyou didn't furk up' rating from Captaz for being a bad pilot" The childling nocker says "We're going to gain altitude fast... to the tops!"

and suddenly buce and Jessica find themselves sliding backwards as the vehicle hits a steep angle

Jessica makes.... a noise.

and up they go higher.. and higher

And then flatten. Jessica finds herslef on top of Buce

And she gets herself off of Buce. Quickly.

"I promise I'll get the ring later" Buce assures

"Don't."

Jess stays down, though.

And then "Okay, we're there" She points "Duke's new hold right?"

"Mmph."

To mortal eyes, it looks like an old lighthouse set up by a church... but it takes a far different splender to enchanted views

Jessica stays low and as slow as she can until landfall.

And they do land near the top of the freehold. Where a burly troll thane awaits them

She nods to the Thane. "I come in answer to this." And she offers the summons.

He bows low "An honor, Countess, Please, follow me"

And he takes the summons and leads her down the passage, along with the kid nocker pilot and Sir Buce.

Jessica follows.

And down they go into the grandeur of..well, it's almost like some pagan temple of greece or rome rather than an aztec zuggerat ot the like. Yet the wall has almost mexican style mosiacs