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one? Already?” Rio said.
Aenlilea smiled even wider at the half-blood’s surprise. It seemed he enjoyed doing the unexpected just to see what sort of faces people would make.
“Yes. Did you lack faith in my abilities?”
“Well, no, but-“
“Good,” Levent said. “When will it be ready to depart?”
Kewyn said nothing, sitting there with no smile or surprise on her face. She must have been used to his unusual speed in completing these projects by now.
“We’ll need a test run first, and there’s still plenty of time in the day,” Aenlilea said after looking out the window for a while.
It was cold day, the air crisp. However, the sky was clear and the sun made it look like summer.
“After lunch, let’s test this thing and get it over with,” he said.
So, after a meal of warm rice, and meat for those who ate it, we all headed out to the greenhouse. On the outside the airship did not look that much different except a few extra pipes sticking out the top.
“How are we gonna do this?” Rio asked.
“’We’ are gonna do nothing,” Aenlilea said. “You all are just going to sit here and watch in awe while I fly this thing.”
“Father,” Kewyn said. The man ignored her.
He walked over to the side of the building and pulled a lever. The side of the greenhouse that faced the alleyway slid open. Aenlilea smiled at the half-blood’s blatant frown and kicked the brake lock on the airship’s platform. He began rolling it out the door and onto the street.
“Shouldn’t we warn someone about this?” I asked Kewyn. “I mean, if it works or not we are trying to put a ship into the sky.”
“It’s too late now,” she muttered. “Once he gets an idea in his head, he is not going to wait for official approval. I just hope he doesn’t crash it into anything important.”
“Is it that likely that he’ll crash it?” I asked, horrified.
Kewyn said nothing and looked toward her father, who was now putting on a heavily padded jumpsuit and a helmet.