Erin shook her head, tightening her grip on the wheel. "Sorry, Zidane. Regent's orders."
As for Steiner, he didn't particularly care who flew the airship as long as they were competent. And on that score he trusted Erin more than he trusted Zidane. Besides, Zidane ought to be near the Queen, ready to catch her if she stumbled. Steiner would have to fulfil that duty.
He nodded back at Garnet, then his stomach flipped as the Invincible lurched.
"Here we go!" Erin cried. "Hold on!"
The light of the Shimmering Island suddenly filled the deck, and Steiner instinctively threw his arm over his eyes, half-blinded. At the same time, the ship hit an invisible barrier - it was flung back - the world was spinning-
"Princess!" In his haste to make sure that the Queen was all right, Steiner had failed to grab onto the railing himself, and he tumbled over, the breath knocked out of him. He scrabbled to his feet, looking around desperately for Garnet, and was foiled again by the ship taking a sharp right turn.
While Steiner was rolling around the deck like a bowling pin in tin armour, Erin fought to get the Invincible back under control.
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Date: 2010-04-09 10:06 pm (UTC)As for Steiner, he didn't particularly care who flew the airship as long as they were competent. And on that score he trusted Erin more than he trusted Zidane. Besides, Zidane ought to be near the Queen, ready to catch her if she stumbled. Steiner would have to fulfil that duty.
He nodded back at Garnet, then his stomach flipped as the Invincible lurched.
"Here we go!" Erin cried. "Hold on!"
The light of the Shimmering Island suddenly filled the deck, and Steiner instinctively threw his arm over his eyes, half-blinded. At the same time, the ship hit an invisible barrier - it was flung back - the world was spinning-
"Princess!" In his haste to make sure that the Queen was all right, Steiner had failed to grab onto the railing himself, and he tumbled over, the breath knocked out of him. He scrabbled to his feet, looking around desperately for Garnet, and was foiled again by the ship taking a sharp right turn.
While Steiner was rolling around the deck like a bowling pin in tin armour, Erin fought to get the Invincible back under control.
"It threw us right back!" she gasped.